PHONEY


Meaning of PHONEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfəunɪ ]

adj. & n. (also phony) colloq. --adj. (phonier, phoniest) 1 sham; counterfeit. 2 fictitious; fraudulent. --n. (pl. -eys or -ies) a phoney person or thing. øøphonily adv. phoniness n. [20th c.: orig. unkn.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.