The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard
(adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender
(noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phoney (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
(mostly, British) Alternative form of phony
phoney (plural phoneys or phonies)
Alternative form of phony
Source: Wiktionary
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.