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phony up

phony up verb: to create a false version of something.

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
    • He phonies up some documents, plants them with CBS, and doesn't say a word when the story breaks. He lets others dispute their authenticity while he remains in the shadows.2005 -, Case Wagenvoord, Open Letters to George W. Bush
    Synonyms:
    fake

Synonyms of phony up

Forms of phony up

third-person singular presentphonies up
present participlephonying up
past participlephonied up
pastphonied up
alternative formphoney up

Questions about phony up

What does phony up mean?
Phony up means to create a false version of something.
What part of speech is phony up?
Phony up is a verb.
What is the past tense of phony up?
The past tense of phony up is phonied up.

Words near phony up in the dictionary

  1. phony
  2. phony as a three-dollar bill
  3. phony disease
  4. phony peach disease
  5. Phony Stark
  6. phony up
  7. Phony War
  8. phony-baloney
  9. phonyed up
  10. phonying
  11. phonying up

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