Globaloney
//ˌɡləʊ.bəˈləʊ.niː// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Absurd or nonsensical ideas or talk on global issues. US, uncountable
"But much of what Mr. Wallace calls his global thinking is, no matter how you slice it, still “globaloney”."
Example
More examples"But much of what Mr. Wallace calls his global thinking is, no matter how you slice it, still “globaloney”."
Etymology
Blend of global + baloney. Coined by American writer, politician, ambassador, journalist and anti-Communist activist Clare Boothe Luce in 1943 to disparage the recommendation of then-Vice President Henry Agard Wallace that airlines of the world be given free access to US airports.
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