Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phoney-baloney

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
phoney-baloney
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of phony-baloney.

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does phoney-baloney mean?
Alternative spelling of phony-baloney.

How to pronounce phoney-baloney

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