phony up

present singular third person phonies up · participle present phonying up · participle past phonied up · past phonied up · alternative phoney up

1. 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

   2 more examples

   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

   Synonyms: fake