Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

phoney

phoney (fō"nē) , adjective

1.
Imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney hundred-dollar bill.
2.
Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.

phoney (fō"nē) , noun

Something or someone that is phoney.