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phony
Definition:
(nou) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Phonetic Transcription:
ˈfəʊni
Examples:
The man received a phony call.
Please stop the phony consensus argument.
Andy Warhol was an obvious phony to all but the indoctrinated.
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