English Explanatory Dictionary

phony as a three-dollar bill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

En-au-phony as a three-dollar bill.ogg

Word forms

phony as a three-dollar bill queer as a three dollar bill as fake as a two-dollar bill

Etymology

As three-dollar bills do not exist. (The Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Co. in Ohio issued unofficial three-dollar bills during a banking crisis but they were never legitimate.)

Synonyms

bent as a nine-bob note
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