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phonyed up

phonyed 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 phonyed up

What is phonyed up the simple past and past participle of?
Phonyed up is the simple past and past participle of phony up.

Words near phonyed up in the dictionary

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

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