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phoney-baloney

phoney-baloney is the alternative spelling of phony-baloney.

Meaning of phony-baloney

Adjective

phony-baloney (comparative more phony-baloney, superlative most phony-baloney)

  1. (US, slang) fake; fraudulent

Forms of phoney-baloney

comparativemore phoney-baloney
superlativemost phoney-baloney

Questions about phoney-baloney

What is phoney-baloney the alternative spelling of?
Phoney-baloney is the alternative spelling of phony-baloney.

Words near phoney-baloney in the dictionary

  1. phoneword
  2. phonewords
  3. phoney
  4. phoney up
  5. phoney war
  6. phoney-baloney
  7. phoneyed
  8. phoneyed up
  9. phoneying
  10. phoneying up
  11. phoneyness

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