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phoney

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
phoney /ˈfəʊni/ (chiefly N. Amer. also phony) informal

▶adjective (phonier, phoniest) not genuine. ▶noun (pl. phoneys or phonies) a fraudulent person or thing.

– derivatives
phonily adverb,
phoniness noun.

– origin C19: of unknown origin.

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