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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /ˈfoʊni/ · UK /ˈfəʊni/
phony means: Made to seem real or honest, although it is false.
adjective
NOT GENUINEB2
Made to seem real or honest, although it is false.
- That diamond is phony.
- He gave us a phony name.
- She saw through his phony concern.
noun
FALSE PERSONB2
Someone who pretends to be a different person or to have qualities or skills they do not have.
- He's a phony, not a doctor.
- She exposed the expert as a phony.
- Those phonies pretended to care about our problems.
FALSE PERSONC1
Someone who pretends to believe things they do not really believe.
- He is a phony.
- She called him a phony for praising ideas he secretly hated.
- Those phonies only pretend to care about the poor.
Questions about phony
What does phony mean?
Made to seem real or honest, although it is false.
What is phony in other languages?
Türkçe: sahte · Español: falso · Français: faux · Deutsch: falsch · Italiano: falso · 日本語: 偽物の
How do you pronounce phony?
In American English /ˈfoʊni/; in British English /ˈfəʊni/.
How do you use phony in a sentence?
That diamond is phony. He gave us a phony name.
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