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Definition of Phoney
1. Noun. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
Generic synonyms: Beguiler, Cheat, Cheater, Deceiver, Slicker, Trickster
Specialized synonyms: Charmer, Smoothie, Smoothy, Sweet Talker, Tartufe, Tartuffe, Whited Sepulcher, Whited Sepulchre
Derivative terms: Dissemble, Phony
2. Adjective. Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.
Similar to: Counterfeit, Imitative
Derivative terms: Bastard, Fake, Phony
Definition of Phoney
1. Adjective. '''1900''' Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. ¹
2. Noun. A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own. ¹
3. Noun. A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phoney
1. phony [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: phony
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phoney
Literary usage of Phoney
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lord Lothian and Anglo-American Relations, 1939-1940 by David Reynolds (1983)
"The phoney War, September, 1939-May, 1940 The first phase of Lothian's ambassadorship
may ... ."34 Second, there was the character of the "phoney War. ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"1968 . . . who has amassed over 40 phoney degrees himself in five years of ...
1985 . . . the damage the Victorians had done in imposing a phoney tradition ..."
3. The Mathematical Monthly by John Daniel Runkle (1861)
"TTE, phoney, and BERTHOLLET. The opening of the courses took place on the 24th of
... Arithmetic, which was the subject of the first lesson, says phoney, ..."
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