phony war

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Definition of phony war in English English dictionary

(1939-40) Early months of World War II, marked by no major hostilities. The term was coined by journalists to derisively describe the six-month period (October 1939-March 1940) during which no land operations were undertaken by the Allies or the Germans after the German conquest of Poland in September 1939

Hyphenation

pho·ny war

Turkish pronunciation

fōni wôr

Pronunciation

/ˈfōnē ˈwôr/ /ˈfoʊniː ˈwɔːr/