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baloney

baloney

English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /bəˈləʊni/
(General American) IPA^(key): /bəˈloʊni/
Rhymes: -əʊni

Alternative forms

Noun

baloney ‎(plural baloneys)

(countable) A type of sausage; bologna.

Synonyms

see bologna

Translations

type of smoked sausage

German: Fleischwurst (de) f, Mortadella (de) f, Lyoner (de) f
Kyrgyz: бекер сөз (ky) f ‎(beker söz), болбогон нерсе (ky) f ‎(bolbogon nerse)

Spanish: mortadela (es) f

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

balonie (UK)
boloney

Noun

baloney ‎(uncountable)

(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.

That's a bunch of baloney!

Usage notes

Sometimes used in rhyme phony baloney.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:nonsense.

Derived terms

Translations

nonsense

Bulgarian: глупости (bg) ‎(glúposti)
Dutch: onzin (nl) m, nonsens (nl) m
German: Quatsch (de) m, Käse (de) m
Greek: αερολογίες (el) f, pl ‎(aerologíes)

Italian: stupidaggine (it) f, fesseria (it) f, idiozia (it) f, sciocchezza (it) f
Polish: nonsens (pl)
Russian: колбасня (ru) f ‎(kolbasnja)
Spanish: tonterías (es) f, inventos (es) m, chorrada f, chuminada (es) f

See also

Appendix:Words from Variety