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baloney Definition

ba·lo·ney (bə lō)

noun

  1. bologna sausage
  2. Slang foolish or exaggerated talk or behavior; nonsense

Etymology: altered < bologna, sausage

interjection

Slang nonsense
baloney Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • take: Finance Choices - Banking Best Buys Finance Choices takes the baloney out of the mystifying world of personal finances.

Adjective modifier

  • complete: The cited reasons are, of course, complete baloney.
  • such: I expected better of Alan than to recite such baloney.
  • utter: It's also, of course, utter baloney.
  • pure: It is pure baloney, and the diametric opposite of the truth.

Modifies a noun

  • detection: Among the gifts science has to offer is, in Sagan's words, a baloney detection kit.
  • sandwich: Man #2: I learned how to make a girl out of three baloney sandwiches.
  • kit: Among the gifts science has to offer is, in Sagan's words, a baloney detection kit.
baloney Quotes

No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney.

—Smith, Al(fred) Emmanuel

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