noun
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informal foolish talk; nonsense
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another name for bologna sausage
Etymology
Origin of baloney
1915–20, 1925–30 baloney for def. 2; alteration of bologna, with substitution of -ey 2 for final schwa
Example Sentences
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Graham Barrows, a financial crime expert and presenter of The Dark Money Files podcast, told the BBC the adverts themselves, and the social media accounts sharing the content, were all "baloney".
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
“And he also understands that if you start fooling your shareholders, you will soon believe your own baloney and be fooling yourself as well,” he wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
The only person getting this answer: Our job is not to judge, look down our nose, talk about “unsophisticated” and how — that’s such baloney.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
Beckham's hack certainly piqued our interest at Salon Food, which is why we did some extra digging to figure out whether it's valid or just a bunch of baloney.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2023
The other word, jive, is a noun, a verb, and an adjective referring to hot music or to baloney.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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