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/fˈəʊni/
/ˈfoʊni/phony
[ADJECTIVE]
Phony
[NOUN]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
Examples
1. In the past, some con artists used to sell phony products, convincing buyers they were valuable, but they were as counterfeit as three-dollar bills.
2. It's not that politicians carry two faces under one hood that is so surprising, but the fact that so many people accept such phony façades as the truth.
3. The politician's promises sound as phony as a three-dollar bill, and people are becoming increasingly skeptical of their sincerity.
4. The evidence presented by the accused seemed as phony as a three-dollar bill, and the jury quickly dismissed it.
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