foley
See also: Foley
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈfoʊli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editfoley (countable and uncountable, plural foleys)
- (uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.
- (countable, US) A foley artist.
- (medicine, colloquial) A Foley catheter.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editcreation of sound effects
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a foley artist — see foley artist