phony

US: /ˈfoʊni/
UK: /fˈə‍ʊni/


English Vietnamese dictionary


phony /'founi/ (phony) /'founi/
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Advanced English dictionary


(especially AmE) = PHONEY(also phony especially in AmE) adjective, noun
+ adjective (phonier, phoniest) (informal, disapproving) not real or true; false, and trying to deceive people: She spoke with a phoney Russian accent.
+ noun (plural phoneys or phonies) (formal) a person who is not honest or sincere; a thing that is not real or true

Concise English dictionary


phonier|phoniest|phonies|phoney'fəʊnɪ
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
adj.
+fraudulent; having a misleading appearance