bent as a nine-bob note vs phony

bent as a nine-bob note

• Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded. 

• Ostentatiously homosexual. 

phony

• Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

• To fake. 

• A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold. 

• Anything fraudulent or fake. 

• A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.