The word "phony" has its origins in an Irish confidence game, known as fawney rig. It means not real, baseless in fact, arousing suspicion, or a scam.
Phony can be used as an adjective or noun.Adjective--a phony personNoun--a bunch of phonies.
real, genuine
The word "phony" (fake, artificial) is also spelled less frequently as "phoney."
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the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
Phony can be used as an adjective or noun.Adjective--a phony personNoun--a bunch of phonies.
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real, genuine
The word "phony" (fake, artificial) is also spelled less frequently as "phoney."
I thought for sure this box was the real one, but sure enough, it was a phony; nothing was inside.
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