baloney

Or bo·lo·ney

[buh-loh-nee]

noun

1. Slang.,  foolishness; nonsense.

2. Informal.,  bologna.

interjection

1. Slang.,  nonsense.

baloney

/ bəˈləʊnɪ /

noun

1. informal,  foolish talk; nonsense

2. another name for bologna sausage

Word History and Origins

Origin of baloney¹

1915–20, 1925–30 baloney for def. 2; alteration of bologna, with substitution of -ey ² for final schwa

Word History and Origins

Origin of baloney¹

C20: changed from Bologna (sausage)

Example Sentences

Antoni, who has a PhD in economics, has previously criticised the BLS, questioning its methodology and calling its statistics "phoney baloney".

From BBC

He called them “all baloney,” though a viewing of the broadcast suggested he was about to use another label beginning with “B” and caught himself just in time.

From Los Angeles Times

In a post on his blog, Knoepfler called Colossal’s claims “colossal baloney” and warned, “this kind of hype is toxic and harmful to science including public trust.”

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s second administration began in his typical fashion: divisive, destructive, delusional and defeating with a side order of bombastic baloney followed by anger, petulance, darkness and threats.

From Salon

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

Related Words

• bunk