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phony up en · VERB
Meanings
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To create a false version of something.
The sheriff said, “What in hell makes you think Jones phonied up evidence?”
2014, Ken Oder, The Closing, →ISBN, page 207:They're in it up to their ears if they're phonying up a record of nonexistent checks.
2000, Dana Stabenow, Midnight Come Again, →ISBN, page 237:He phonies up some documents, plants them with CBS, and doesn't say a word when the story breaks. He lets others dispute their authenticity while he remains in the shadows.
2005 -, Case Wagenvoord, Open Letters to George W. Bush:
Forms
Coordinates
mock up
Synonyms
fake