from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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
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]