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Meanings of phoney in anglès

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A person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives.

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        Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance.

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              Examples for "fake"
              Examples for "fake"
              1
              But making fact checking yet another industry may simply institutionalise fake news.
              The South African
              2
              Police haven't said whether that number included any of the fake forms.
              Radio NZ
              3
              The main issue at hand, right now, is rooting out fake news.
              The South African
              4
              Public anxiety over cases of fake or toxic food often spreads quickly.
              Reuters
              5
              Now, he's working to solve a much harder AI problem: fake news.
              Wired
              1
              A real bastard to work for, I hear, but a great soldier.
              Mortal Allies
              2
              Neils could deliver the bastard to the summer house, blindfolded, of course.
              Running scared
              3
              She said: 'So I am the price of the old bastard's freedom.'
              The apocalypse reader
              4
              This is the second time that bastard has gotten in my way.
              Shadow zone
              5
              The bastard knew precisely the effect he had on her treacherous body.
              Darkness unleashed
              1
              This year, the IRS is implementing new filters to catch bogus filings.
              Reuters
              2
              The prime minister will not be alone on their bogus charge list.
              The Guardian
              3
              And this week, we have had bogus claims about immigration under Labour.
              The Guardian
              4
              Technical experts engraved the bogus plates-commonlyin basements in New York City.
              The Hacker Crackdown: Law and Disorder on the Electronic Frontie...
              5
              Mr Moeahu says the post is racist and based on bogus facts.
              Radio NZ
              1
              You know what we do to people give us a phony lead?
              A Confederacy of Dunces
              2
              That's a pretty sweeping statement, and I know how phony it sounds.
              Rage
              3
              Then they discovered something really big: phony anti-virus programs known as scareware.
              Wired
              4
              However, like a lot of this six-episode series, the prizes are phony.
              Reuters
              5
              I keep thinking I've got some kind of phony vibration period here.
              Go home, stranger
              Usage of phoney in anglès
              1
              He thought there was something phoney in the feel of the notes.
              The Poisoned Pen
              2
              The phoney war is over; now the battle for Eircom truly begins.
              The Irish Times
              3
              The annual phoney war that kicks off awards season has properly begun.
              The Irish Times
              4
              Websites are now used and operated anonymously or under a phoney alias.
              The South African
              5
              But the enthusiasm was short-lived and perceived as phoney at the time.
              The Guardian
              6
              The whiff of rebellion had blown away, the phoney war was undetectable.
              The Irish Times
              7
              He told Mrs. Courtwright how he could tell it was a phoney.
              The new yorker
              8
              The phoney potted palms were considering growing roots, out of sheer boredom.
              The Irish Times
              9
              I'm a phoney and a fake, but this isn't phoney or fake.
              The End of the Affair
              10
              Everybody in Poona is 'phoney.' Everything is 'phoney.' Everything they do is 'phoney.'
              The Rains Came
              11
              A real game in a competition which often ends with a phoney war.
              The Irish Times
              12
              I've a list of almost every phoney plate it's ever used.
              The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
              13
              You led me out yesterday for Gutman with that phoney call for help.
              The maltese falcon
              14
              While it was happening, she could actually forget how phoney it all was.
              The Naked God
              15
              Too phoney, too forced, and the risk of getting it wrong is huge.
              The Irish Times
              16
              This exchange sums up the frustration in the media about the phoney promises.
              The Guardian
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