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phony ADJ Am

phony → phoney

See also phoney

I . phoney <-ier, -iest> [ˈfəʊnɪ, Am ˈfoʊn-] ADJ inf

1. phoney (fake):

фальши́вый

2. phoney (bogus):

phoney story

вы́думанный

Phrases:

to be as phoney as a two-dollar bill Am

каза́ться сомни́тельным

II . phoney [ˈfəʊnɪ, Am ˈfoʊn-] N pej inf

1. phoney (impostor):

самозва́нец m

2. phoney (insincere person):

лицеме́р m

обма́нщик m

3. phoney (fake):

шарлата́н m

моше́нник m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As the movie drags on, her performance swells to bursting with moral vanity and phony populism. en.wikipedia.org

The person being set up is sent out of the house for two days on a phony premise, such as a vacation. en.wikipedia.org

Gold found it endemic of endless phony dully event stunts that he had been criticizing for over a decade. en.wikipedia.org

Despite his attempt, the customer's see through the phony disguise and throw fruits and vegetables at him. en.wikipedia.org

For it seems fairly obvious that the authors have geared their intellects to the suppositional level of that phony lexicon. en.wikipedia.org

A real story had been turned into a phony film. en.wikipedia.org

In an interview the band cited that the live album was essentially made up of studio outtakes that were overdubbed with phony cheering and applause. en.wikipedia.org

Within the system, he s a pitiful nothing, unable to speak without a teleprompter, an affirmative-action phony doomed to inevitable defeat. en.wikipedia.org

He could play to the audience, but he was never a phony poseur. en.wikipedia.org

Phony vanity awards prey on small businesses who are trying to make their companies stand out in their industry. en.wikipedia.org

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