"foley" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfoʊli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foley.wav Forms: foleys [plural]
Etymology: From the surname Foley, itself from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”). The meanings related to sound effects are named after sound effects pioneer Jack Foley. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Ó Foghlú}} Irish Ó Foghlú, {{der|en|sga|Ó Foghladha||plunderer}} Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”), {{named-after/list|sound effects pioneer||||}} sound effects pioneer, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Jack Foley}} Jack Foley, {{named-after|en|Jack Foley|nocap=1|occ=sound effects pioneer|wplink=Jack Foley (sound effects)}} named after sound effects pioneer Jack Foley Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} foley (countable and uncountable, plural foleys)
  1. (uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images. Tags: US, uncountable Translations (creation of sound effects): kreado de sonefektoj (Esperanto), sonefektofarado (Esperanto), bruitage [masculine] (French), Geräuschemachen [neuter] (German), Foley [masculine] (German), 擬音 (Japanese), realizacja dźwięku [feminine] (Polish), sonoplastia [feminine] (Portuguese), tramp [neuter] (Swedish), foley (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foley-en-noun-imbqeBy7 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 34 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of 'creation of sound effects': 57 21 21
  2. (countable, US) A foley artist. Tags: US, countable
    Sense id: en-foley-en-noun-FZTBgacI Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 56 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 34 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 35 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 47 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 46 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 48 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 21 48 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 47 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 47 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 42 33
  3. (medicine, colloquial) A Foley catheter. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-foley-en-noun-RFBUx7rg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 37 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 34 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 35 38 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: foley session

Inflected forms

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