phony as a three-dollar bill

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phony as a three-dollar bill

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Since three-dollar bills do not exist. The Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Co. in Ohio did issue unofficial three-dollar bills during a banking crisis but they were never legitimate.

adjective

not comparable Extremely phony; fake; dishonest; completely bogus. Though the film has some handsome, carefully staged action sequences, its machismo seems as phony as a three‐dollar bill.
Similar: fake as a two-dollar bill, queer as a three dollar bill

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Español	más falso que un duro sevillano, más falso que un duro de madera, más falso que Judas
Français	être faux comme un jeton
Deutsch	so falsch wie ein falscher Fünfziger, so falsch wie ein falscher Fuffziger

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"phony as a three-dollar bill." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phony%20as%20a%20three-dollar%20bill. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{phony_as_a_three_dollar_bill_2026,
  title = {phony as a three-dollar bill},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phony%20as%20a%20three-dollar%20bill},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}