phantom

adj

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English fantome, fanteme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “to make visible”). Doublet of phantasm.

1. Illusive.

   “[…] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]””

2. Fictitious or nonexistent.

   “a phantom limb”

noun

1. Nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by U.S. marines in Vietnam.
2. A Rolls-Royce Phantom automobile.

   “Paul pulled out the Phantom; niggas can't stand it but them hoes gonna come out.”