phony-baloney

[ foh-nee-buh-loh-nee ]

noun

1. nonsense; baloney.

adjective

1. nonsensical; foolish.

Word History and Origins

Origin of phony-baloney¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

All they have to do to get a shot at a life-changing payout is register — which state and federal law rightly make very easy — and sign Musk’s phony-baloney petition.

From Los Angeles Times

And he's had it with "phony-baloney" narratives on the left, and insists that a tax break designed to keep wealthy people in Northeast Corridor states, where their taxes fund the Democratic agenda, is a "progressive" policy.

From Salon

Late in life, Shultz was one of several prominent individuals sucked in by the razzle-dazzle of Elizabeth Holmes and her phony-baloney blood-testing firm Theranos.

From Washington Post

In Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia, rosters of phony-baloney GOP electors cast their ballots for Trump.

From Salon

Trump's selling them a phony-baloney dream of a second term — a dream he has no possibility or intention of fulfilling.

From Salon