foley
See also: Foley
English edit
Etymology edit
Named after sound effects pioneer Jack Foley; the surname Foley itself is from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foley (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.
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Translations edit
creation of sound effects
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a foley artist — see foley artist