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phony adjective

  /ˈfoʊni/
  • (informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
 faux, contrefait, falsifié, frauduleux, à la gomme, à la noix

phony noun

  /ˈfoʊni/
  • (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
 faussaire, faux-nez, usurpateur, usurpatrice
  • (informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
 faux, guignol, mystificateur, prophète

phoniness

faux-culerie
phony as a three-dollar bill
être faux comme un jeton
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