noun
baloney
buh-LOH-nee
noun
1
Nonsense; foolish or dishonest talk.
"Don't give me that baloney about traffic — you were late again."
2
A type of processed sausage (bologna).
"He made a baloney sandwich for lunch."
How to Use Baloney
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the sausage, or (informally) rubbish, exaggeration, or lies.
When to use it
Informal, mostly American English.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
baloneys plural, Baloneys plural
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Etymology
A playful respelling of "bologna," the Italian sausage; the "nonsense" meaning grew from American slang in the early 20th century.