phony

See also: -phony

English

Alternative forms

phoney (British)

Etymology

Perhaps an alteration of fawney (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -əʊni

Adjective

phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)

Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.

Synonyms

(fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake
See also Thesaurus:fake

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

fraudulent; fake

Arabic: بَهْرَج‎ m (bahraj), خَرَّاص‎ m (ḵarrāṣ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 假 (zh) (jiǎ)
Czech: falešný (cs) m
Dutch: onecht (nl), nagemaakt (nl)
Esperanto: falsa
Finnish: väärä (fi), väärennetty (fi)
French: frauduleux (fr) m, contrefait (fr) m, falsifié (fr) m, faux (fr) m, à la noix (fr), à la gomme (fr)
Georgian: ცრუ (cru), ყალბი (q̇albi)

German: gefälscht (de),
Hebrew: מזויף‎
Italian: falso (it), fasullo (it)
Japanese: 偽 (ja) (にせ, nise), 贋 (ja) (にせ, nise), 偽物の (ja) (にせものの, nisemono no)
Portuguese: falso (pt), de araque
Russian: фальши́вый (ru) m (falʹšívyj), подде́льный (ru) m (poddélʹnyj), ненастоя́щий (ru) m (nenastojáščij)
Spanish: falso (es)
Swedish: falsk (sv), oäkta (sv)

Noun

phony (plural phonies)

A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phony.
A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
He's such a phony, he doesn't believe half of what he says.

Synonyms

(faker): dissembler, pretender, fake, faker

Derived terms

Translations

a person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own

Finnish: huijari (fi)
French: usurpateur (fr) m, usurpatrice (fr) f, faux-nez (fr) m or f, faussaire (fr) m or f
German: Hochstapler (de) m
Italian: impostore (it) m

Japanese: 詐欺師 (ja) (さぎし, sagishi)
Latin: simulātor m
Russian: прики́дчик m (prikídčik), прики́дчица f (prikídčica)
Spanish: fingidor (es) m
Swedish: bluff (sv) c, bedragare (sv) c

a person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold

Czech: pokrytec (cs) m

French: mystificateur (fr) m, guignol (fr) m, faux (fr) prophète (fr) m
Spanish: falso (es) m

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Translations to be checked‌: "faker (to be sorted)"

Chinese:
Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 騙子, ^{(please verify)} 骗子 (zh) (piànzi)
German: ^{(please verify)} Quacksalber (de) m, ^{(please verify)} Schwindler (de) m, ^{(please verify)} Schwindlerin (de) f
Italian: ^{(please verify)} ciarlatano (it)

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} farsante

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