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phoniesnounalso phoneyspl. of phony an imitation that is passed off as genuinethe fancy "emerald" ring turned out to be a phony counterfeits, fakes, forgeries, hoaxes, humbug, shams copycats, knockoffscopies, facsimiles, replicas, reproductionsdummies, mock-upsfrauds, gaffs, impostures, spoofs, swindlessimulations, syntheticsbastards, brummagems, duffers, shoddies originals one who makes false claims of identity or expertisethe person who performed the liposuction operation was later discovered to be a phony charlatans, fakers, fakes, fakirs, frauds, hoaxers, humbugs, impostors(or imposters), mountebanks, pretenders, quacks, quacksalvers, ringers, shams copycats, imitators, impersonators, mimicsactors, bluffers, counterfeiters, deceivers, dissemblers, duper, feigners, misleaders, operators, trickstersposeurscozeners, defrauders, dodgers, fraudsters(chiefly British), scammers, scamsters, sharpers, sharpies, skinners, swindlers aces, adepts, authorities, crackerjacks(also crackajacks), experts, maestros(or maestri), masters, past masters, professionals, virtuosos(or virtuosi), whizzes, wizards phoniesverbpresent tense third-person singular of phonyto imitate or copy especially in order to deceivethe terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses counterfeits, fakes, forges simulatesduplicates, reduplicates, replicates, reproducescribs, plagiarizesadulterates, doctors, fudges, juggles, manipulates, tampers (with)concocts, cooks (up), fabricates, invents |