Associations to the word «Phoney»

Wiktionary

PHONEY, adjective. Alternative form of phony
PHONEY, noun. Alternative form of phony
PHONEY WAR, proper noun. During World War Two, the period of limited military activity from the outbreak of hostilities until the fall of France.

Dictionary definition

PHONEY, noun. A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.
PHONEY, adjective. Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis