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Definition of
phony noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
phony
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈfoʊni
/
/
(
pl.
pho‧nies
or
pho‧neys
)
(
informal
)
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a person who is not honest or sincere; a thing that is not real or true
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