baloney

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Alternative spellings 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.2.3 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Modification of bologna.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bələʊni/

  Rhymes: -əʊni

[edit] Noun

baloney (plural baloneys)

1. (countable) A type of smoked sausage; bologna.

[edit] Etymology 2

From the Polari slang word balonie.

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (UK) balonie

[edit] Noun

baloney (uncountable)

1. (uncountable, US, slang) Nonsense.

[edit] Synonyms

See WikiSaurus:nonsense.

[edit] Derived terms

• no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney

[edit] Translations