Baloney Definition

bəlōnē
baloneys
noun
Nonsense.
American Heritage
Bologna sausage.
Webster's New World
Foolish or exaggerated talk or behavior; nonsense.
Webster's New World

(countable) A type of smoked sausage; bologna.

Wiktionary

(uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.

Wiktionary
interjection
Used to express disagreement or exasperation.
American Heritage
Nonsense.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Baloney

Noun

Singular:
baloney
Plural:
baloneys

Origin of Baloney

  • Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps from Irish. Alternatively, perhaps simply an from bologna, balony (“sausage”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration (influenced by baloney) of bullshit

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Modification of bologna.

    From Wiktionary

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