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Phony describes someone or something that is not genuine, or not honest or insincere. (adjective)
A knock-off Gucci purse is an example of a purse that would be described as phony.
Phony is something or someone that is not as it seems, or a person who pretends to be something he is not. (noun)
Someone who is poor but who pretends to be rich to impress others is an example of a phony.
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