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Adjective: phoney  fownee
  1. Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
    - bogus, fake, phony, cod [Brit]
Noun: phoney  fownee
  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
    - hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, pretender

Derived forms: phoneys

See also: counterfeit, imitative

Type of: beguiler, cheat, cheater, deceiver, slicker, trickster

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