baloney
See also: Baloney
English
editEtymology 1
editPhonetic spelling of bologna.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /bəˈləʊni/
- (General American) IPA(key): /bəˈloʊni/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊni
Noun
editbaloney (countable and uncountable, plural baloneys)
Synonyms
editTranslations
edittype of smoked sausage
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Further reading
edit- Bologna sausage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
editOrigin unclear. Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from bologna (“sausage”), possibly used as a minced oath for bullshit.
Alternative forms
editNoun
editbaloney (uncountable)
- (uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
- That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!
Synonyms
edit- See also Thesaurus:nonsense.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editnonsense — see also nonsense
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See also
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