transcription, транскрипция: [ foʊni ]
also phony
( phoneys)
1.
If you describe something as phoney , you disapprove of it because it is false rather than genuine. ( INFORMAL )
He’d telephoned with some phoney excuse she didn’t believe for a minute...
ADJ [ disapproval ]
2.
If you say that someone is phoney , you disapprove of them because they are pretending to be someone that they are not in order to deceive people. ( INFORMAL )
He looks totally phoney to me.
ADJ [ disapproval ]
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Phoney is also a noun.
‘He’s false, a phoney,’ Harry muttered.
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