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phony-baloney

phony-baloney adjective: fake; fraudulent.

Adjective

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

  1. (US, slang) fake; fraudulent

Forms of phony-baloney

comparativemore phony-baloney
superlativemost phony-baloney
alternative formphoney-baloney

Questions about phony-baloney

What does phony-baloney mean?
Phony-baloney means fake; fraudulent.
What part of speech is phony-baloney?
Phony-baloney is an adjective.

Words near phony-baloney in the dictionary

  1. phony disease
  2. phony peach disease
  3. Phony Stark
  4. phony up
  5. Phony War
  6. phony-baloney
  7. phonyed up
  8. phonying
  9. phonying up
  10. phonyness
  11. phonynesses

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