phony
Boomer#badMeaning. A person pretending to be something they are not.
See it in a sentence
He acted like a rebel, but everyone knew he was a phony.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen Z
- Gen Alpha
- MillennialNo word for this one yet.
- Gen X
- Boomer · this onephony
- Plain Englishperson pretending to be something they are not
// the shop Shop LOST IN TRANSLATION shirts and hoodies for families who speak two kinds of slang
Related slang
npcGen Z
Someone who seems to act on autopilot or lacks original thought, like a background video-game character.
#badon blastGen Z
To publicly expose or call someone out for what they said or did.
#badplayed outGen X
Overused, outdated, or no longer cool.
#badpolyesterGen Z
Describes something that comes across as cheap, generic, or fake, from a low-effort edit to a staged lifestyle post.
#bad