ALL meanings of phony
pho·ny
P p - adjective phony not real, fake 1
- adjective phony person: insincere, deceitful 1
- noun phony insincere person 1
- adjective phony not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond. 1
- adjective phony false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation. 1
- adjective phony insincere or deceitful; affected or pretentious: a phony sales representative. 1
- noun plural phony something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake. 1
- noun plural phony an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies. 1
- verb with object phony to falsify; counterfeit; fabricate (often followed by up): to phony up a document. 1
- adjective phony not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc. 0
- noun phony something not genuine; sham; fake 0
- noun phony a person who is not what he or she pretends to be; one who deceives, dissembles, is insincere, etc.; fraud 0