PHONEY


Meaning of PHONEY in English

n. (informal)

25B6; adjective a phoney address : BOGUS, false, fake, fraudulent, spurious; counterfeit, forged, feigned; pseudo, imitation, sham, man-made, mock, ersatz, synthetic, artificial; simulated, pretended, contrived, affected, insincere; informal pretend, put-on; Brit. informal cod.

authentic.

25B6; noun

he's nothing but a phoney : IMPOSTOR, sham, fake, fraud, charlatan; informal con artist.

the diamond's a phoney : FAKE, imitation, counterfeit, forgery.

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