polony

/ (pəˈləʊnɪ) /

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noun plural -nies

British another name for bologna sausage

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Word Origin for polony

C16: perhaps from Bologna

Words nearby polony

polonaise, polonium, Polonius, Polonize, Polonnaruwa, polony, polo pony, polos, polo shirt, Pol Pot, Polska

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How to use polony in a sentence

Polony, Cockney shortening and vulgar pronunciation of Bologna (sausage).
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten
I ain't 'ad a bite since yesterday—an' 't wa'n't nothin' but a slice o' polony sossidge I found on a dust-'eap.
The Dawn of a To-morrow|Frances Hodgson Burnett