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Phony   /fˈoʊni/   Listen
Phony

noun
(Also spelled phoney)
1.
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.  Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, pretender.





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"Phony" Quotes from Famous Books



... certainly handed a phony deal here," he remarked shortly, as he buttoned the coat collar about his throat. "Questionable title to the water! Extravagance and poor management! Rotten project all through! If I had lined this thing ...
— The Iron Furrow • George C. Shedd
... for you. Take the second lorry. You've got a distance to go. Try to recruit former members of the French Camel Corps. Promise just about anything, but only remember that one day we'll have to keep the promises. El Hassan can't get the label of phony ...
— Border, Breed Nor Birth • Dallas McCord Reynolds
... of the language, Mrs. Truckles conceives the great scheme of promotin' herself from the back to the front of the house. So she chucks up as workin' housekeeper, splurges on the wig, and strikes a swell intelligence office with this phony reference. ...
— Odd Numbers - Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe • Sewell Ford


Words linked to "Phony" :   trickster, deceiver, phoney, Tartuffe, dissimulator, whited sepulchre, smoothie, whited sepulcher, cheat, cheater, smoothy, Tartufe, slicker, imitative, beguiler, counterfeit, charmer, sweet talker


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