different between phony vs inauthentic
phony
English
Alternative forms
- phoney (British)
Etymology
Perhaps an alteration of fawney (“gilt brass ring used by swindlers”) (1781), from Irish fáinne (“ring”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?fo?ni/
- Rhymes: -??ni
Adjective
phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
- (informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
Synonyms
- (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake
- See also Thesaurus:fake
Antonyms
- authentic
- genuine
Derived terms
- phoniness
- phoneyness
- phony as a three-dollar bill
Translations
Noun
phony (plural phonies)
- (informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
- (informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
- (informal) Anything fraudulent or fake.
- 2013, John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, Crime Classification Manual (page 131)
- One name was a phony, but the other was the true name. The clerk remembered the man who had filed the tags since he acquired two sets of plates with different names.
- 2013, John E. Douglas, Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, Crime Classification Manual (page 131)
Synonyms
- (faker): dissembler, pretender, fake, faker
Derived terms
- phony up, phoney up
- Phony War, Phoney War
Translations
Verb
phony (third-person singular simple present phonies, present participle phonying, simple past and past participle phonied)
- To fake.
Anagrams
- hypno-
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inauthentic
English
Etymology
in- +? authentic
Adjective
inauthentic (comparative more inauthentic, superlative most inauthentic)
- Not authentic or genuine; spurious.
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- inauthentic means
- what does authenticity mean
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- what is inauthentic behavior on facebook
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