foley
See also: Foley
English
Etymology
Named after foley pioneer Jack Foley; the surname Foley itself is from Irish Ó Foghlú and Old Irish Ó Foghladha (“plunderer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoʊli/
Audio (southern England) (file)
Noun
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.
Derived terms
- foley session
Translations
creation of sound effects
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a foley artist — see foley artist
Anagrams
- Foyle, foyle