adjective
- not genuine or real; fake or fraudulent
Usage: informal
noun
- a person who pretends to be something they are not; a fraud
Usage: informal
Examples
- The police discovered the phoney passport at the airport.
- His phoney accent fooled no one at the party.
- She gave me a phoney phone number.
- The antique dealer was selling phoney artifacts.
- Don’t trust him – he’s a complete phoney.
- The company’s phoney claims about their product were exposed.
- That phoney smile doesn’t hide her true feelings.