"phony-baloney" meaning in English

See phony-baloney in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-au-phony-baloney.ogg Forms: more phony-baloney [comparative], most phony-baloney [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} phony-baloney (comparative more phony-baloney, superlative most phony-baloney)
  1. (US, slang) fake; fraudulent Tags: US, slang Synonyms: phoney-baloney
    Sense id: en-phony-baloney-en-adj-~HceyN0z Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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