baloney
English
Etymology 1
Modification of bologna.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊni
Noun
baloney (countable and uncountable, plural baloneys)
Synonyms
- see bologna
Translations
type of smoked sausage
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Etymology 2
Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from bologna (“sausage”), possibly used as a minced oath for bullshit.
Alternative forms
Noun
baloney (uncountable)
- (uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.
- That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!
Usage notes
Sometimes used in the rhyme phony baloney.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:nonsense.
Derived terms
Translations
nonsense
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