Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [foh-nee]
- /ˈfoʊ ni/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [foh-nee]
- /ˈfoʊ ni/
Definitions of phonied word
- adjective phonied not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. 1
- adjective phonied false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation. 1
- adjective phonied insincere or deceitful; affected or pretentious: a phony sales representative. 1
- noun plural phonied something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake. 1
- noun plural phonied an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies. 1
- verb with object phonied to falsify; counterfeit; fabricate (often followed by up): to phony up a document. 1
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Origin of phonied
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; perhaps alteration and respelling of fawney (slang) finger ring (< Irish fsptáinne), if taken to mean “false” in the phrase fawney rig a confidence game in which a brass ring is sold as a gold one
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Parts of speech for Phonied
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adjective
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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phonied popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phonied usage trend in Literature
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noun phonied
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