In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHONY
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
Etymology
Adjective
phony (comparative phonier, superlative phoniest)
(informal) Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
Synonyms
• (fraudulent): bogus, counterfeit, fake
• See also fake
Antonyms
• authentic
• genuine
Noun
phony (plural phonies)
(informal) A person who assumes an identity or quality other than their own.
(informal) A person who professes beliefs or opinions that they do not hold.
(informal) Anything fraudulent or fake.
Synonyms
• (faker): dissembler, pretender, fake, faker
Anagrams
• hypno-
Source: Wiktionary
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