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phony–baloney
adjective pho·ny–ba·lo·ney \-bə-ˈlō-nē\
Definition of PHONY-BALONEY
: phony e
Variants of PHONY-BALONEY
pho·ny–ba·lo·ney or pho·ney–baloney \-bə-ˈlō-nē\
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First Known Use of PHONY-BALONEY
1936
Related to PHONY-BALONEY
- Synonyms
- artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, double, double-dealing, double-faced, fake, feigned, hypocritical, Janus-faced, jive [slang], left-handed, lip, mealy, mealymouthed, Pecksniffian, phony (also phoney), phony-baloney (or phoney-baloney), pretended, two-faced, unctuous
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