baloney
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baloney¹
- /bəˈləʊni/ UK
- /bəˈloʊni/ Canada, US
- /bəˈləʉni/ Australia
Rhymes with -əʊni
Where it comes from
Phonetic spelling of bologna.
noun baloneys · boloney · bologna · polony
-
A type of sausage; bologna.
Similar: Bologna sausage, mortadella
baloney²
Where it comes from
Origin unclear. Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from bologna (“sausage”), possibly used as a minced oath for bullshit.
noun balonie · bologna · boloney
- Nonsense. That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!
Baloney³
proper noun Baloneys
- A surname.
Translations
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noun type of smoked sausage
| Español | mortadela |
|---|---|
| Português | mortadela |
| Deutsch | Fleischwurst, Mortadella, Lyoner |
| Italiano | mortadella |
noun nonsense — see also nonsense
| Español | tonterías, inventos, chorrada, chuminada, farfolla |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 胡扯 húchě, 鬼話 /鬼话 guǐhuà |
| Deutsch | Quatsch, Käse, Unsinn, Schwachsinn |
| Italiano | stupidaggine, fesseria, idiozia, sciocchezza |
| Ελληνικά | αερολογίες aerologíes |
| Русский | колбасня kolbasnja |
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title = {baloney},
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