单词 | phonus-bolonus |
释义 | Definition of phonus-bolonus in English:phonus-bolonus(also phonus bolognus) noun ˌfəʊnəs bəˈləʊnəs US slang
Origin1920s; 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
Origin1920s; 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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