PHONEY


Meaning of PHONEY in English

( chiefly N. Amer. also phony ) informal

■ adjective ( phonier , phoniest ) not genuine.

■ noun ( plural ~s or phonies ) a fraudulent person or thing.

Derivatives

phonily adverb

phoniness noun

Origin

C19: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.