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phony noun

  /ˈfoʊni/
  • (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
Blender, Hochstapler, Scharlatan
  • (informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
Heuchler, Lügner
Quacksalber, Schwindler, Schwindlerin

phony adjective

  /ˈfoʊni/
  • (informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
gefälscht, unecht, falsch, verlogen
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