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单词 phonus-bolonus
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Definition of phonus-bolonus in English:

phonus-bolonus

(also phonus bolognus)
noun ˌfəʊnəs bəˈləʊnəs
US slang
  • Nonsense, exaggeration; insincerity; fraud, trickery.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Damon Runyon (1880–1946), journalist and short-story writer. Apparently a humorous alteration of phoney baloney (although this is first attested slightly later), with the ending of each element remodelled after Latin nouns ending in -us.

 
 

Definition of phonus-bolonus in US English:

phonus-bolonus

(also phonus bolognus)
nounˌfəʊnəs bəˈləʊnəs
US slang
  • Nonsense, exaggeration; insincerity; fraud, trickery.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Damon Runyon (1880–1946), journalist and short-story writer. Apparently a humorous alteration of phoney baloney (although this is first attested slightly later), with the ending of each element remodelled after Latin nouns ending in -us.

 
 
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