Adjective : a phony diamond. ,a phony explanation. ,a phony sales representative. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to phony up a document. From Dictionary.com.
But you've discovered teams that are actually compelling, not phonily so. From Wordnik.com. [If Only the Entire Sports World Were as Wacky] Reference
In the interview, he phonily claims he “just wanted to have fun tonight.”. From Wordnik.com. [I hate disco!] Reference
With his pint under his arm and his hands gouging his pants pockets he went whistling phonily off to his pickup. From Wordnik.com. [The End of the Pier]
There have been and are still so many spiteful left-wing leaders down here who present themselves with the same phonily ‘progressive’ veneer that Obama does that they see straight through him. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Earlier this year, the Dr. of Disology, who has phonily tried to promote "racial harmony" in the past. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Toldjah] Reference
The world also remembers how he phonily posed in full combat uniform on an aircraft carrier, when in truth, he was reported to have played truant at the time when he was supposed to be in the military service, but got away with it, thank to his family's name. From Wordnik.com. Reference
A little phonily over-mature and over-enunciated. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference
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