1. Sound effects created and recorded for use in film, television, or other media, typically produced by manipulating everyday objects.
Usage: Usually used in plural or as a mass noun in film and audio production contexts.; Named after Jack Foley, a pioneering sound engineer.
2. The department or process in film and television production responsible for creating and recording sound effects.
Usage: Industry/technical term.

Examples

• The foley artists created the sound of footsteps by walking on different surfaces.
• Foleys are essential to making action scenes feel realistic and immersive.
• The movie's foleys included everything from rustling leaves to creaking doors.
• She works in the foleys department at a major film studio.
• Without careful foleys, the dialogue scene would feel flat and lifeless.
• The director requested more dramatic foleys for the chase sequence.