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| pho·ny [ fṓnee ] or pho·ney [ fṓnee ] |
adjective (comparative pho·ni·er, superlative pho·ni·est) |
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1. not genuine: not genuine and used to deceive
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2. giving false impression: putting on a false show of something such as sincerity or expertise
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noun (plural pho·nies or pho·neys) |
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somebody or something phony: a phony person or thing
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transitive verb (past and past participle pho·nied or pho·neyed, present participle pho·ny·ing or pho·ney·ing, 3rd person present singular pho·nies) |
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falsify something: to make something appear to be genuine when it is not
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| [Late 19th century. Origin ?] |
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  pho·ni·ly adverb |
| pho·ni·ness noun |
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