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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“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
Antoni, who has a PhD in economics, has previously criticised the BLS, questioning its methodology and calling its statistics "phoney baloney".
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
To non-lawyers, this may seem to cut the baloney mighty thin.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Somewhere on the road between hogwash and baloney, Washington ran into reality.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023
Where we’d eat, when we’d eat, who got baloney sandwiches on Day One, who got tuna fish on Day Two, who got peanut butter and jelly on Day Three.
From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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