baloney
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English
Etymology 1
Phonetic spelling of bologna.
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Pronunciation
Noun
baloney (countable and uncountable, plural baloneys)
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type of smoked sausage
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Further reading
Bologna sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Origin unclear. Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from bologna (“sausage”), possibly used as a minced oath for bullshit.
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Noun
baloney (uncountable)
- (uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
- That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:nonsense.
Derived terms
Translations
nonsense — see also nonsense
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