I. adjective
or pho·ney ˈfōnē, -ni
( phonier ; phoniest )
Etymology: origin unknown
: marked by empty pretension : false , spurious
a perpetually phony front of good fellowship is assumed — V.A.Young
Synonyms: see counterfeit
II. noun
or phoney “
( plural phonies or phoneys )
: one that is fraudulent or spurious : fake , sham
this political issue — absenteeism — is a phony if there ever was one — T.R.Ybarra
he who writes or composes without the true inner fire … will always be a phony — H.W.Van Loon
III. transitive verb
or phoney “
( phonied or phoneyed ; phonied or phoneyed ; phonying or phoneying ; phonies or phoneys )
: counterfeit , fake
no one could phony a list like that — Frances Lindley