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phonies up

phonies up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 phonies up

What is phonies up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Phonies up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of phony up.

Words near phonies up in the dictionary

  1. phonics
  2. phonied
  3. phonied up
  4. phonier
  5. phonies
  6. phonies up
  7. phoniest
  8. phonily
  9. phoniness
  10. phoninesses
  11. phoning

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