phony
[adjective]
Synonyms: counterfeit, bogus, brummagen, fake, false, pinchbeck, pseudo, sham, snide, spurious
[noun]
Synonyms: imposture, cheat, counterfeit, fake, fraud, hoax, humbug, put-on, spoof, swindle, impostor, faker, pretender

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I. pho‧ney (also phony American English) /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ adjective informal

1. false or not real, and intended to deceive someone Synonym : fake:
a phoney American accent

2. someone who is phoney is insincere and pretends to be something they are not
—phoney noun [countable]:
He’s a complete phoney!
—phoniness noun [uncountable]

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II. pho‧ny /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ adjective
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Perhaps from fawney 'brass ring used for deceiving people' (18-19 centuries), from Irish Gaelic fáinne 'ring']
the usual American spelling of phoney

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