英:['fəʊnɪlɪ]
美:['foʊnəlɪ]
英:['fəʊnɪlɪ]
美:['foʊnəlɪ]
adjective
not genuine or real: such as
arousing suspicion : probably dishonest
something phony about the story
having no basis in fact : fictitious
phony publicity stories
false, sham
a phony name
making a false show: such as
has a phony poetic elegance—New Republic
noun
one that is phony
verb
transitive verb
counterfeit, fake—often used with up
a paper phonied up on the spur of the moment—William Faulkner
noun combining form
sound
telephony
usually -phonia speech disorder of a (specified) type
dysphonia
Adjective perhaps alteration of fawney gilded brass ring used in the fawney rig, a confidence game, from Irish fáinne ring, from Old Irish ánne — more at anus Noun derivative of phony >entry 1 Verb derivative of phony >entry 1 or phony >entry 2 Noun combining form borrowed from Greek -phōnia, from -phōnos "having a sound (of the kind or number specified)" (derivative of phōnḗ "sound made by something living, voice, speech, utterance") + -ia -ia >entry 1 — more at phono-
The first known use of phony was in 1889
phooeyinterjection
—used to express disapproval or disgust
phony1 of 2adjective
not genuine or real: as
a phony $10 bill
causing suspicion : probably dishonest
sounds like a phony excuse to me
fictitious, false
gave a phony name to the police
phony2 of 2noun
a phony person or thing
phonographnoun
an instrument that reproduces sound recorded on a grooved disk
phone1 of 3noun
headphone
telephone entry 1
smartphone
phone2 of 3verb
telephone entry 2
-phone3 of 3noun combining form
sound—often in names of musical instruments and sound-sending devicesradiophonexylophone
homophone
phony1 of 2adjective
not genuine or real: as
a phony $10 bill
causing suspicion : probably dishonest
sounds like a phony excuse to me
fictitious, false
gave a phony name to the police
phony2 of 2noun
a phony person or thing
phony1 of 2adjective
not genuine or real: as
a phony $10 bill
causing suspicion : probably dishonest
sounds like a phony excuse to me
fictitious, false
gave a phony name to the police
phony2 of 2noun
a phony person or thing
1 a phony watch with a designer logo
2 she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you
3 According to him, politics is full of phonies.
4 I don't think she ever meant to help us. What a phony!
5 the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses
6 At Tuesday’s news conference, the reps held up a giant phony check made out to the city of Oakland to illustrate that amount.
7 Sadly, people have abused the privilege by creating phony videos about innocent folks.