baloney

or bo·lo·ney

[ buh-loh-nee ]

/ bəˈloʊ ni /

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Definition of baloney

noun

Slang. foolishness; nonsense.

Informal. bologna.

interjection

Slang. nonsense.

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Origin of baloney

1915–20, Americanism;1925–30 for def. 2; alteration of bologna, with substitution of -ey² for final schwa

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baloney

bologna, baloney

Words nearby baloney

balneal, balneology, balneotherapy, Balochi, balon, baloney, balop, balopticon, BALPA, balsa, balsam

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How to use baloney in a sentence

Perdue tried to obscure this by running ads last fall claiming to support protections for preexisting conditions, but they’re baloney.
A disgusting GOP attack ad shows what’s really at stake in Georgia|Greg Sargent|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
Partisans in Washington will smirk that these things are optimistic baloney and keep sending their troops off to battle.
Congress Can Become Civil and Productive if Moderate Voters Demand It|Joshua DuBois|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Speculation that the scrutiny of Tea Party groups might have been directed out of the White House is “baloney,” says Dean.
IRS Audits, Benghazi, Sebelius: Obama’s Second Term Is Scandal Heaven|Eleanor Clift|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He grew up in Montana and uses folksy phrases like “happy camper” and “total baloney.”
David Lynch Discusses Transcendental Meditation in Los Angeles|Sean Macaulay|April 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In recent years, that ancient sales tactic has been easy to dismiss as baloney.
Housing’s Back—and That’s Bad News|Daniel Gross|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just cut the usual diplomatic and political baloney, and try.
Leslie H. Gelb on How President Obama Should Handle Iran|Leslie H. Gelb|January 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But you had been talking to some liar in Dallas who has been feeding you all this baloney about me.
Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I am saying—and I am going to stick to my story—that Lee is an agent, then a lot of this is a lot of baloney.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Sometimes I come close to thinking it's a lot of baloney trying to be any decent kind of Demon, even a good Entertainer.
The Big Time|Fritz Reuter Leiber

British Dictionary definitions for baloney

baloney

boloney

/ (bəˈləʊnɪ) /

noun

informal foolish talk; nonsense

mainly US another name for bologna sausage

Word Origin for baloney

C20: changed from Bologna (sausage)

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baloney

or bo·lo·ney

Definition of baloney

Origin of baloney

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baloney

Words nearby baloney

Words related to baloney

How to use baloney in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for baloney

boloney

Word Origin for baloney