phoney

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pho·ney (also phony American English) /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ adjective informal  1  FALSEfalse or not real, and intended to deceive someone 假的；冒充的；欺骗的 SYN fake a phoney American accent 装出来的美国口音► see thesaurus at false2. PRETENDsomeone who is phoney is insincere and pretends to be something they are not 〔人〕骗人的，不诚实的 —phoney noun [countable] He’s a complete phoney! 他是个十足的骗子！ —phoniness noun [uncountable]

Examples from the Corpus

phoney• In Tehelka's suburban office in Delhi, they devised a false logo for West End and printed off phoney business cards.• Is that part of the disgraceful, phoney citizens charter?• And it was all the better for being hosted by real-deal Alice Cooper rather than fat phoney Phill Jupitus.• It is election year, and a phoney war is being waged between the two main parties.

pho·ney adjectiveChineseSyllable  

to Corpus and someone false not intended or real, deceive

phoney
pho‧ney (also phony American English) /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ adjective informal
1. false or not real, and intended to deceive someone
   SYN  fake:
    a phoney American accent
2. someone who is phoney is insincere and pretends to be something they are not
—phoney noun [countable]:
    He’s a complete phoney!
—phoniness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ false not real, but intended to seem real and deceive people: He uses a false name.
   ▪ fake made to look or seem like something else, especially something worth a lot more money: fake fur | a fake Rolex watch | fake designer goods | a fake $100 bill
   ▪ forged a forged official document or bank note has been illegally made to look like a real one: a forged passport | a forged £50 note
   ▪ counterfeit /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ counterfeit money or goods have been illegally made to look exactly like something else: How do you detect counterfeit currency? | counterfeit drugs
   ▪ imitation made to look real – used especially about guns, bombs etc or about materials: The two men used an imitation firearm to carry out the robbery. | imitation leather/silk/silver
   ▪ phoney/phony /ˈfəʊni $ ˈfoʊ-/ disapproving informal false – used when you think someone is deliberately trying to deceive people: She put on a phoney New York accent. | The doctors were accused of supplying phoney medical certificates. | There’s something phoney about him. | phony advertisements
   ▪ spurious /ˈspjʊəriəs $ ˈspjʊr-/ false and giving a wrong impression about someone or something: spurious claims | That’s a spurious argument. | The company was trying to get some spurious respectability by using our name.