counterfeit vs phony as a three-dollar bill

counterfeit

adj
  • False, especially of money; intended to deceive or carry appearance of being genuine. 

  • Inauthentic. 

  • Assuming the appearance of something; deceitful; hypocritical. 

noun
  • A non-genuine article; a fake. 

  • One who counterfeits; a counterfeiter. 

verb
  • To falsely produce what appears to be official or valid; to produce a forged copy of. 

  • Of a turn or river card, to invalidate a player's hand by making a better hand on the board. 

phony as a three-dollar bill

adj
  • Extremely phony; fake; dishonest; completely bogus. 

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