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baloney.

A type of sausage; bologna.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈləʊni/UK/bəˈloʊni/Canada, US/bəˈləʉni/Australia
  1. A type of sausage; bologna.

    countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Phonetic spelling of bologna.

noun
  1. Nonsense.

    US · slang · uncountable
    That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!
Where this word 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.

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