Phony (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, pho·ni·er, pho·ni·est.
  1. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  2. false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation.
  3. insincere or deceitful; affected or pretentious: a phony sales representative.
noun, plural pho·nies.
  1. something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
  2. an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies.
verb (used with object), pho·nied, pho·ny·ing.
  1. to falsify; counterfeit; fabricate (often followed by up): to phony up a document.
  1. a combining form used in the formation of abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phone: telephony.
adjective, noun -nier or -niest or plural -nies
  1. a variant spelling (esp US) of phoney
n combining form
  1. indicating a specified type of sound
Phony (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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