What does "phony" mean?

Answer 1

phony means fake

Answer 2

An example of a phony is a person who asks a question to give the impression that she doesn't know the answer when, in fact, she actually does know the answer. Look in the mirror.

Answer 3

pho‧ny  /ˈfoʊni/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[foh-nee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation adjective, -ni‧er, -ni‧est, noun, plural -nies, verb, -nied, -ny‧ing.

–adjective 1. not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
2. false or deceiving; not truthful; concocted: a phony explanation.
3. insincere or deceitful; affected or pretentious: a phony sales representative.
–noun 4. something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
5. an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies.
–verb (used with object) 6. to falsify; counterfeit; fabricate (often fol. by up): to phony up a document.

Answer 4

phony means to be a phone without the y

Answer 5

Fake

Answer 6

: not genuine or real: as a (1) : intended to deceive or mislead (2) : intended to defraud : COUNTERFEIT b : arousing suspicion : probably dishonest c : having no basis in fact : FICTITIOUS d : FALSE, SHAM e : making a false show

Answer 7

phony means: fake,a liar,something you are not,and just fake .



see i know alot of phony people at drew freeman middle school, i don't want to mentioned any names but dominique lacey.

Answer 8

In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain, although it has a more specific legal meaning, the exact details varying between jurisdictions. Many hoaxes are fraudulent, although those not made for personal gain are not best described in this way. Not all frauds are hoaxes - electoral fraud, for example. Fraud permeates many areas of life, including art, archaeology and science. In the broad legal sense a fraud is any crime or civil wrong for gain that utilises some deception practiced on the victim as its principal method.

In criminal law, fraud is the crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage them — usually, to obtain property or services from him or her unjustly. [1] Fraud can be accomplished through the aid of forged objects. In the criminal law of common law jurisdictions it may be called "theft by deception," "larceny by trick," "larceny by fraud and deception" or something similar.

In academia and science, fraud can refer to academic fraud - the falsifying of research findings which is a form of scientific misconduct - and in common use intellectual fraud signifies falsification of a position taken or implied by an author or speaker, within a book, controversy or debate, or an idea deceptively presented to hide known logical weaknesses. Journalistic fraud implies a similar notion, the falsification of journalistic findings.

Answer 9

It means being fake. Example: you tell you friend you don't like some girl but then when that girl walks in the room you go over and start talking to her. That is what phoney is.

Answer 10

it means fake...something that you're not...a lot of people who changes who they are just to fit in are part of being phony...