- phonus bolonus
- \\ˈfōnəsbəˈlōnəs\ noun
Etymology: alteration of phony baloney
all the stylish humbug he is fond of calling phonus bolonus — New York Times
2. : chicanery, skulduggery, trickeryit was owing to some phonus bolonus on his part that the conflagration had been unleashed — P.G.Wodehouse
Useful english dictionary. 2012.