26984 words

phoney

2 definitions • 4 examples
1
not sincere or not real:

Examples:

All salespeople seem to have the same phoney smile.
He gave the police a phoney address.
2
someone who is not sincere or not what they claim to be:

Examples:

I don't trust him - I think he's a phoney.
Why can't you see he's a phoney?

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