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Baloney

//bəˈloʊni// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of sausage; bologna. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    Nonsense. US, slang, uncountable

    "That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!"

  3. 3
    pretentious or silly talk or writing wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Phonetic spelling of bologna.

Etymology 2

Origin unclear. Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from bologna (“sausage”), possibly used as a minced oath for bullshit.

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