original vs phony

original

noun
  • A person with a unique and interesting personality or creative talent. 

  • A ridgeling. 

  • An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived. 

  • A newly designed garment released by a fashion designer as part of a collection. 

adj
  • Pioneering. 

  • First in a series of copies or versions. 

  • Having a specified place or time as its origin. 

  • Fresh, different. 

  • Newly created. 

  • Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. 

phony

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

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

  • Anything fraudulent or fake. 

verb
  • To fake. 

adj
  • Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. 

How often have the words original and phony occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )