baloney

or bo·lo·ney

[ buh-loh-nee ]

/ bəˈloʊ ni /

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noun

Slang. foolishness; nonsense.

Informal. bologna.

interjection

Slang. nonsense.

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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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, balqash, balsa

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Example sentences from the Web for baloney

In recent years, that ancient sales tactic has been easy to dismiss as baloney.
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“Stop the baloney, Leslie,” said the tall, red-haired general famed for his hawkishness.
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And he squeezed my mom nine times, as if she was a baloney or something!
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The hypocrisy here is monumental, even by traditional foreign-policy standards of baloney.
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Baloney and wishful thinking aside, the MB would be calamitous for U.S. security.
Beware Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood|Leslie H. Gelb|January 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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
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
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

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

noun

interjection

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Origin of baloney

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boloney

noun

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