phonus bolonus

\\ˈfōnəsbəˈlōnəs\ noun

Etymology: alteration of phony baloney

1. : pretentious falsity : piffle, tripe

all the stylish humbug he is fond of calling phonus bolonus — New York Times

2. : chicanery, skulduggery, trickery

it was owing to some phonus bolonus on his part that the conflagration had been unleashed — P.G.Wodehouse