Well, I think this question can be answered for itself.
Usually a phony is:
Nervous
Gossips a lot
Might not want to be seen with you in certain places
Here's an important one: When they smile, it looks pasted on. It doesn't reach their eyes.
If you really want to find out for yourself, just hang out with that person for a while. I'm sure you are smart enough to easily spot a phony.
he calls them a phony because he thinks they sre fake, in their personality and who they are as a person. but isn't Holden a phony himself for always lying.
phony, presenting an image that is not what they really are
Every gang has codes and terms they use to identify the real from the phony but these codes are not to be discussed with people who are not involved in the gang.
In colloquial slang, a fake person is disingenuous, or a phony; someone who pretends to be something they aren't.
we identify a person by their eyes and face
Phony can be used as an adjective or noun.Adjective--a phony personNoun--a bunch of phonies.
The guy pretending to play the piano was a phony. (noun) The counterfeiter was arrested for printing phony money. (adjective)
Phony can be used as an adjective or noun.Adjective--a phony personNoun--a bunch of phonies.
That's a phony excuse!
Matri-Phony was created in 1942.
Phony Express was created in 1943.
The spygate, he cheated. That makes him a phony.