noun · countable / uncountable · rare

baloney

baloney · baloneys

мортадела

мортаделла

Mortadella

A type of sausage; bolognaA type of sausage; bologna.

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UK/bəˈləʊni/US/bəˈloʊni/

» That's a whole lot of baloney.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, informal, uncountable)A type of sausage; bologna.
Fleischwurst, Mortadella, Lyoner
(US, slang, uncountable)Nonsense.
That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!
Quatsch, Käse, Unsinn
колбасняkolbasnja

More definitions

pretentious or silly talk or writing

Examples

8 sentences

That's a whole lot of baloney.
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Tom really wants a baloney sandwich.
ruТом правда хочет бутерброда с колбасой.
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Tom ate a baloney sandwich.
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How about a baloney sandwich?
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No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

nonsense — see also nonsense:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

type of smoked sausage:

nonsense — see also nonsense:

Origin

Phonetic spelling of bologna. Origin unclear. Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie.

Phonetic spelling of bologna.

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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