Have you ever thought? Etymology of the word PHONY
By haripriya
@Hari101 (1123)
Chennai, India
March 22, 2017 9:30am CST
The word phony was derived during the early British period. During the olden days, british thieves used to sell something called gilt ring which was called "Fawney" which is made of fake gold and sell them to people stating that it is real gold. Interesting. :)
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@snowy22315 (169965)
• United States
22 Mar 17
Actually, that is interesting! Thanks..I would have never thought of that actually.
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