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1 phoney
(a) (false → banknote, jewel, name) faux (fausse)□ ; (→ title, company, accent) bidon; (→ tears) de crocodile; (→ laughter) qui sonne faux□ ;∎ his story sounds phoney son histoire a tout l'air d'être (du) bidon;∎ the phoney war la drôle de guerre(b) (spurious → person) bidon2 noun(b) (pretentious person) frimeur(euse) m,f, m'as-tu-vu mf inv(c) (fake object) faux□ m
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phonier — phoney pho ney (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phonier — phony pho ny (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phonier — pho·ny || fəʊnɪ n. something fake, counterfeit object adj. fake, fraudulent, counterfeit, not authentic (also spelled phoney) … English contemporary dictionary
phonier — comparative of phony … Useful english dictionary
phoney — pho ney (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phoney — phony pho ny (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phoniest — phoney pho ney (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phoniest — phony pho ny (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phony — phoney pho ney (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phony — pho ny (f[=o] n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phoney}.] [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phony — I. adjective also phoney (phonier; est) Etymology: 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 Date: 1900 not genuine or real: as a. (1)… … New Collegiate Dictionary