Foley

[foh-lee]

adjective

1. of or relating to motion-picture sound effects produced manually.

   a Foley artist.

foley

/ ˈfəʊlɪ /

noun

1. films the US name for footsteps editor

Word History and Origins

Origin of Foley¹

After Jack Foley, sound-effect pioneer at Universal Pictures in the 1930s

Word History and Origins

Origin of Foley¹

C20: named after J.D. Foley (1891-1967), US sound editor

Example Sentences

B&Bs such as the Foley House, Hamilton-Turner Inn and the Kehoe House combine a rather haunted history with every bit of comfort and luxury you’d expect in the American South.

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One of the kayakers, Hugo Foley, told the BBC the experience was "an incredible reminder of how lucky we are to share these waters with such amazing wildlife".

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Instead he devoted himself to rugby league and under the tutelage of his uncle, the former Wigan scout Brian Foley, he excelled as a junior for Wigan St Patricks before leaving his Lancashire home, aged 17, to pursue his dream 10,000 miles away.

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In another case earlier this year, Spotify took down a new, unauthorized AI-generated song published under the name of outlaw-country singer Blaze Foley, who died in 1989.

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“The court could make a categorical rule that says the use of race to remedy a Voting Rights Act violation is off the table, which would be a severe blow to enforcement,” said Edward Foley, an election law expert at Ohio State University.

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