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It shouldn't come as any surprise that those who choose acting as a profession are phonies who live in a fantasy world. What is surprising is how many of them are blissfully unaware of it.
Julie Burchill

Meaning of "phonies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHONIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHONIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phonies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHONIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phonies

Fraud

Homicide ▪ Murder ▪ Felony murder ▪ Manslaughter ▪ Negligent homicide ▪ Vehicular homicide Crimes against property ▪ Arson ▪ Blackmail ▪ Burglary ▪ Embezzlement ▪ Extortion ▪ False pretenses ▪ Fraud ▪ Larceny ▪ Possessing stolen property ▪ Robbery ▪ Theft Crimes against justice ▪ Compounding ▪ Misprision ▪ Obstruction ▪ Perjury ▪ Malfeasance in office ▪ Perverting the course of justice Defences to liability ▪ Automatism ▪ Consent ▪ Defence of property ▪ Diminished responsibility ▪ Duress ▪ Entrapment ▪ Ignorantia juris non excusat ▪ Infancy ▪ Insanity ▪ Justification ▪ Mistake ▪ Necessity ▪ Provocation ▪ Self-defence Other common law areas ▪ Contracts ▪ Evidence ▪ Property ▪ Torts ▪ Wills, trusts and estates Portals ▪ Criminal justice ▪ Law v t e Part of the common law series Tort law...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHONIES

phonetist
phonetization
phonetize
phoney
phoney war
phoneyness
phonic
phonically
phonics
phonier
phoniest
phonily
phoniness
phonmeter
phono plug
phonocamptic
phonocardiogram
phonochemistry
phonofiddle
phonogram

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHONIES

agonies
balconies
baronies
boonies
ceremonies
Colonies
companies
cronies
ebonies
felonies
harmonies
ironies
loonies
master of ceremonies
monies
peonies
polyphonies
ponies
symphonies
testimonies
the Colonies

Synonyms and antonyms of phonies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phonies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHONIES

Find out the translation of phonies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phonies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phonies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

骗子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

farsantes
570 millions of speakers

English

phonies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नकली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المزيفون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обманщики
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

phonies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধোঁকাবাজদের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phonies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fälschungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クールジャパンビジネス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

은애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phonies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phonies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phonies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉनीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

phonies
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impostori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naciągaczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обманщики
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prefăcuți
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

phonies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phonies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phonies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phonies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phonies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONIES»

The term «phonies» is regularly used and occupies the 72.627 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHONIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phonies

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2 QUOTES WITH «PHONIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word phonies.
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Julie Burchill
It shouldn't come as any surprise that those who choose acting as a profession are phonies who live in a fantasy world. What is surprising is how many of them are blissfully unaware of it.
2
Fred Tomaselli
The small amount of people that control the discourse around painting - I thought that the whole museum world was just a bunch of phonies, and I didn't really want to have anything to do with it. I guess I did installations, in a funny way, because they couldn't be commodified.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHONIES»

Discover the use of phonies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phonies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cliques, Phonies, and Other Baloney
Who needs more rules at school? Written for every kid who has ever felt excluded or trapped by a clique, this book blends humor with practical advice as it tackles a serious subject.
‎1998
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Real Phonies: Cultures of Authenticity in Post-World War II ...
Real Phonies examines the twinned phenomena of phoniness and authenticity—beginning with adolescents in the 1950s like Holly Golightly and Holden Caulfield, and ending with mid-career professionals in the 1990s, like sports agent Jerry ...
Abigail Cheever, 2010
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The Ultimate Book of Impostors: Over 100 True Stories of the ...
The Ultimate Book of Impostors presents the astonishing true stories behind over one hundred of the craziest and funniest phonies in history, including: •A fake French government official who managed to sell the Eiffel Tower—twice ...
Ian Graham, 2013
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Phony Culture: Confidence and Malaise in Contemporary America
Phonies are everywhere, using language to display their own beauty, intellect, and wit, be they piano players in a bar, the attenders of a play, celebrities being conspicuously seen, actors overacting and hamming — all in all a social collection ...
James E. Combs, 1994
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Indie Rock Groups: Missflag, Sodagreen, Futon, the Phonies, ...
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LLC Books, 2010
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The Catcher in the Rye
Navigating his way through the challenges of growing up, Holden dissects the 'phony' aspects of society, and the 'phonies' themselves: the headmaster whose affability depends on the wealth of the parents, his roommate who scores with girls ...
Jerome David Salinger, 2010
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Letters to J. D. Salinger
I don't think that Holden ever took the time to really get to know a person in order to understand who they are because he is so quick to label them as phonies. Maybe he would have realized that all people aren't phonies and that there actually ...
Chris Kubica, Will Hochman, 2002
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Rib the Truth, the Story, the Reality of Women
The thinking and actions of Phonies lack theological virtues and principles needed to support and promote spiritual graces of faith, hope, and charity, which are needed to draw humanity closer to God. Their character is extraneous and serves ...
Artorius Rex, 2009
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Escape From Phalaris: An Odyssey Through The Creative ...
Chronic phonies consign identity to a communal grave and a phony is probably the most diffuse egalitarian figure on earth because anybody can be a phony despite wealth or status or the absence of either and phonies are so multifarious that ...
Frank Hazard, 2008
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The Jesus Story
Take heed to your faith, interpreters of the rules and rule keepers, you phonies! You send missionaries to the ends of the earth to convert innocent people to your way of thinking, and in so doing, you distort their lives and destroy their being.
Ben Campbell Johnson, Brant D. Baker, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHONIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phonies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
When Salinger Bonded With Hemingway
Holden Caulfield called it looking out for phonies, but the result in both cases was fiction preoccupied with rooting out the inauthentic. By 1961 ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
How to conquer impostor syndrome
... State University used the term impostor phenomenon to describe the internal experience of high achieving women feeling like phonies. «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
3
ESPN Host Questions Intelligence of Dominicans, Gets Fired for …
He also called conservatives “phonies” in their outrage on Jenner and said that Christian bakers were hypocrites for making cakes for people ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
4
Saying They're Christian Doesn't Make It So
Satan has no better allies than this group of self righteous phonies. Never fear, however, God says He will deal with them all at the day of ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
5
Kid Rock Flew His Rebel Flag (But Not That Rebel Flag) At Gexa …
He disliked skinny jeans and phonies and how bad his voice sounded last night. Oh, and the Internet again. Dude really hates the Internet. «Dallas Observer, Jul 15»
6
Honesty from politicians refreshing
Let's face it folks, we got a bunch of phonies running for office. They more than likely won't get elected, but I see only two that let you know what ... «Standard Speaker, Jul 15»
7
China Voice: China champions legal protection of human rights
They are no "defenders of human rights," but phonies who seek personal fame and economic gain. Putting them under investigation has ... «Xinhua, Jul 15»
8
Not your average Joey: Matt LeBlanc
The show also depicts an almost autobiographical story of Hollywood and the parade of phonies who live and die every day in a cloud of ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Paper Towns' Tries to Fold Significance Into the Everyday
Q isn't one of literature's young rebels, riding the Mississippi like Huckleberry Finn or denouncing phonies à la Holden Caulfield. Q's parents ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Fake cops nabbed by real police officer as they try to scam him in …
Schiff, driving an unmarked car, pursued the phonies and pulled them over at 108th St. and 107th Ave., police said. They men could not ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Phonies [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phonies>. May 2024 ».
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