phony war
noun
(in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
(in peacetime) a contrived embattled atmosphere; mock war
Words nearby phony war
phonotactics,
phonotype,
phonotypy,
phony,
phony disease,
phony war,
phony-baloney,
phooey,
phorate,
phorbol,
phorcys