baloney

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bəˈləʊni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bəˈloʊni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bə lō′nē)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•lo•ney or bo•lo•ney /bəˈloʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Slang TermsSlang. foolishness;
    nonsense.
  2. Food, Informal Terms bologna.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ba•lo•ney  (bə lō′nē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Slang Termsfoolishness;
    nonsense.
  2. Informal Termsbologna.

interj. 
  1. Slang Termsnonsense.
Also, boloney. 
  • 1915–20, American; 1925–30 for def. 2; alteration of bologna, with substitution of -ey2 for final schwa

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
baloney, boloney /bəˈləʊnɪ/ n
  1. informal foolish talk; nonsense
  2. chiefly US
    another name for bologna sausage
Etymology: 20th Century: changed from Bologna (sausage)
'baloney' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bologna sausage - boloney - bunk - bushwa - phony-baloney
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