Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phony-baloney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
pho-ny-baloney
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fake; fraudulent

American usage; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

more phony-baloney (comparative) most phony-baloney (superlative) phoney-baloney (alternative)

Questions

What does phony-baloney mean?
fake; fraudulent

How to pronounce phony-baloney

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