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phony? did I spell it wrong?

• biorach 4y ago
  Not the spelling, the etymology - what Irish word is it derived from?
  • bartislartfast 4y ago
    from "fainne" which means ring. Making fake rings was apparently a common enough scam that it gave its name to fawney which became phony
    • biorach 4y ago
      damn, new one on me