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  • Luis Fokundefined Offline
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    Luis Fok
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    Not genuine; fraudulent.

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    • Rihannaundefined Offline
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      Rihanna
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      [Fake], [not real]

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      • Raeanne Dimickundefined Offline
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        Raeanne Dimick
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        An item that is not [genuine].
        A person that does not have genuine intentions.
        [no-getter]. See definition after [the link].

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          Ernesto
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          An [intentional] misspelling of [Phony] meant as a derogatory term for people who check their [phones] too much.

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            During Season 3 of Seinfeld in the episode entitled, The Parking Space, [Kramers] friend tells [Kramer] that [Jerry Seinfeld] is phoney. To cover up his mistake, he confronts Jerry by saying that phoney is like cool, such as the analogy bad:cool.

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              Dianne
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              Its like when someone [plays] an [instrument] really [bad], we say hes phoney.

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                Oralee
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                That [thingy] you [talk] into.

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                • Michikoundefined Offline
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                  Michiko
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                  Off of a [Family Guy] [episode] meaning Fake, [Poser].

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                  • Mark Zuckerbergundefined Offline
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                    Mark Zuckerberg
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                    A [complimentary] term, that can only be said in a certain way for it to work. But most people cant [pull it off].
                    Originated by a character from the television show [Seinfeld]

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