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phonied up

phonied up is the simple past and past participle of phony up.

Meaning of phony up

Verb

phony up (third-person singular simple present phonies up, present participle phonying up, simple past and past participle phonied up)

  1. To create a false version of something.
    • They're in it up to their ears if they're phonying up a record of nonexistent checks.2000, Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again, →ISBN, page 237
    Synonyms:
    fake

Questions about phonied up

What is phonied up the simple past and past participle of?
Phonied up is the simple past and past participle of phony up.

Words near phonied up in the dictionary

  1. phonicating
  2. phonicator
  3. phonicators
  4. phonics
  5. phonied
  6. phonied up
  7. phonier
  8. phonies
  9. phonies up
  10. phoniest
  11. phonily

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