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