Is There Such a Word as Phonies?

noun, plural pho·nies. something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake. an insincere, pretentious, or deceitful person: He thought my friends were a bunch of phonies.

What are phonies?

: a person who pretends to be someone else or to have feelings or abilities that he or she does not really have : a person who is not sincere. : something that is not real or genuine. See the full definition for phony in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

Is Phony an American word?

phony in American English

not genuine; false, counterfeit, spurious, pretentious, etc.