Phony | Mean of phony in English Dictionary
/ˈfoʊni/
- not true, real, or genuine
- He gave a phony name to the police. = The name he gave the police was phony.
- a phony [=(more commonly) counterfeit] $100 bill
- She's been talking in a phony [=fake] Irish accent all day.
- not honest or sincere
- phony politicians
- Noun
- a person who pretends to be someone else or to have feelings or abilities that he or she does not really have
- According to him, politics is full of phonies.
- I don't think she ever meant to help us. What a phony!
- something that is not real or genuine
- The painting is a phony. [=fake]
