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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a phoney" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone or something that is not genuine or is pretending to be something they are not.
Example: "He claimed to be an expert, but everyone knew he was just a phoney."
Alternatives: "a fraud" or "a fake".
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Call a phoney a phoney.
A phoney one.
'What a phoney!
This is a phoney myth world.
"She's a phoney," he said.
This is a phoney war.
But this is still a phoney war.
But Sat-Isabgol isn't a phoney.
We are in a phoney war.
"Yep", he announced, "it's a phoney".
It feels like a phoney war.
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