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foley

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
11
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈfoʊli/

Definition of foley

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (US, uncountable)The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
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noun

  1. (US, uncountable)The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
  2. (US, countable)A foley artist.
  3. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A Foley catheter.

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A surname from Irish.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A city, the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States.
  4. (countable, uncountable)A city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States.

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Etymology

From the surname Foley, itself from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”). The meanings related to sound effects are named after sound effects pioneer Jack Foley.

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