phony
not honest, not real, fake
TRANSLATION
falsch, unecht; die Fälschung
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"There are still plenty of Chinese firms copying foreign products and dumping them (with PHONY brand names, like Sone) in Asian countries."
(Newsweek Magazine "The spread of China Inc." Sep. 3, 2001)
(Newsweek Magazine "The spread of China Inc." Sep. 3, 2001)
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phony (also phoney) US English
Not genuine or real: as a (1) : intended to deceive or mislead (2) : intended to defraud :
Date: 1900
Synonyms:
affected, artificial, assumed, bastard, bogus, counterfeit, fake, forged, imitation, phoney, pseudo, put-on, sham, spurious, trick
- pho.ni.ly adverb
- pho.ni.ness noun
Anecdote:
Michael Jackson once complained about the publication of a story concerning his health, and accompanied by photographs of Jackson supposedly in an oxygen tent. The source of the PHONEY item? Michael Jackson! The singer had himself posed for the photos and given the reporter exclusive rights to sell the piece.
Not genuine or real: as a (1) : intended to deceive or mislead (2) : intended to defraud :
Date: 1900
Synonyms:
affected, artificial, assumed, bastard, bogus, counterfeit, fake, forged, imitation, phoney, pseudo, put-on, sham, spurious, trick
- pho.ni.ly adverb
- pho.ni.ness noun
Anecdote:
Michael Jackson once complained about the publication of a story concerning his health, and accompanied by photographs of Jackson supposedly in an oxygen tent. The source of the PHONEY item? Michael Jackson! The singer had himself posed for the photos and given the reporter exclusive rights to sell the piece.
