phoney
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- If something is phoney, it is not genuine.
- Synonyms: fraudulent, bogus, counterfeit and fake
- A good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one.
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- A phoney is a person who assumes an identity of another person.
- He claims to be a doctor, but he's nothing but a fast-talking phoney.