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4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. Imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney hundred-dollar bill. Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake, ersatz; fraudulent; false. [PJC] 2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people. [PJC] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony hundred-dollar bill. Syn: phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake. [PJC] 2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: phony adj : fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: {bogus}, {fake}, {phoney}, {bastard}] n : a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he does not hold [syn: {hypocrite}, {dissembler}, {phoney}, {pretender}] [also: {phoniest}, {phonier}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: phonier See {phony}
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