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Define Phoney Meaning

Phoney
1. An item that is not genuine.
2. A person that does not have genuine intentions.
3. no-getter. See definition after the link.

The no-getter is so phoney, he acts one way around his friends, then is so mean to his real family.

Tom bought a phoney Playstation 2.

The high-society woman is a phoney, as she really grew up in a trailer park.
By Marcia
Phoney
A complimentary term, that can only be said in a certain way for it to work. But most people can't pull it off.
Originated by a character from the television show "Seinfeld"

"Did you see that Michael Jordan? He's so phoney!"
By Liza
Phoney
During Season 3 of Seinfeld in the episode entitled, "The Parking Space", Kramer's friend tells Kramer that Jerry Seinfeld is phoney. To cover up his mistake, he confronts Jerry by saying that phoney is like cool, such as the analogy bad:cool.

"Man that Michael Jordan is so phoney!"
By Codi
Phoney
It's like when someone plays an instrument really bad, we say he's phoney.

*some guy's playing the piano*
- Man, he's so damn phoney >:(
By Catherine
Phoney
Off of a Family Guy episode meaning Fake, Poser.

"Hey your really good at playing that!" "Oh, it's not me." "YOU'RE A PHONEY!!!"
By Joya
Phoney
Fake, not real

Every time i see her she puts on this phoney accent, it drives me crazy.
By Kimmi
Phoney
Someone who is on their phone while you are talking to them and they pretend to be apart of the conversation

Person 1" hey who's your favorite football player?"
Phoney "uh huh"
By Raven
Phoney
An intentional misspelling of "Phony" meant as a derogatory term for people who check their phones too much.

Dude quit being such a phoney.
By Berget
Phoney
That thingy you talk into.

The phoney thing was ringing so I picked it up and talked to it.
By Fidelia
Phoney-bologna
Pronounced "fō'nē-bu-lō'nē".
How some people spell the phrase, "phony-baloney" -- which means nonsensical and/or foolish

{From a website featuring staged "battles" between TV commercial mascots}:

That goddamn sodding phoney-bologna fake CGI "General" gets out of the gates first because that goddamn sodding phoney-bologna fake Honey Nut Cheerios® Bee is trapped in the cereal cabinet by the family cat which has decided that now would be a good time to spray the cabinet doors.
By Corliss