 
		
		Definition of phony:
		
								
				"a good jeweler should be able to tell a real stone from a phony one."
			
			
	
		
		
		(n) :
		
		a 
faker, a person who professes beliefs or opinions that he or she does not hold or assumes an identity other than their own
		
 
								
				"he's as phony as a three-dollar bill."