phony-baloney

adjective

pho·​ny-ba·​lo·​ney ˈfō-nē-bə-ˈlō-nē 

variants or phoney-baloney

: phony sense e

Synonyms

• artificial
• backhanded
• counterfeit
• double
• double-dealing
• double-faced
• fake
• feigned
• hypocritical
• insincere
• Janus-faced
• jive [slang]
• left-handed
• lip
• mealy
• mealymouthed
• Pecksniffian
• phony
• phoney
• pretended
• two-faced
• unctuous

Examples of phony-baloney in a Sentence

if you believe the company's phony-baloney press releases, it's in business solely for the benefit of mankind

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above