PHONEY


Meaning of PHONEY in English

adj. & n. (also phony) colloq.

adj. (phonier, phoniest) 1 sham; counterfeit. 2 fictitious; fraudulent.

n. (pl. -eys or -ies) a phoney person or thing. phonily adv. phoniness n.

[ 20th c.: orig. unkn. ]

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