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ba·lo·ney 1

 (bə-lō′nē)
n. pl. ba·lo·neys
Variant of bologna.

ba·lo·ney 2

also bo·lo·ney  (bə-lō′nē)Slang
n.
Nonsense.
interj.
Used to express disagreement or exasperation.
[Alteration (influenced by baloney) of bullshit.]
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baloney

(bəˈləʊnɪ) or

boloney

n
1. informal foolish talk; nonsense
2. (Cookery) chiefly US another name for bologna sausage
[C20: changed from Bologna (sausage)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ba•lo•ney

or bo•lo•ney

(bəˈloʊ ni)

n.
1. Slang. foolishness; nonsense.
2. bologna.
interj.
3. Slang. nonsense.
[1915–20, Amer.]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.baloney - pretentious or silly talk or writingbaloney - pretentious or silly talk or writing
bilgewater, boloney, bosh, drool, humbug, tommyrot, tosh, twaddle, taradiddle, tarradiddle
hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

baloney

noun
Slang. Something that does not have or make sense:
balderdash, blather, bunkum, claptrap, drivel, garbage, idiocy, nonsense, piffle, poppycock, rigmarole, rubbish, tomfoolery, trash, twaddle.
Informal: tommyrot.
Slang: applesauce, bilge, bull, bunk, crap, hooey, malarkey.
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Translations

baloney

(esp US) [bəˈləʊnɪ] N → tonterías fpl, chorradas fpl (Sp)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

baloney

[bəˈləʊni] (mainly US) n (= rubbish, garbage) → balivernes fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

baloney

n
(inf) → Stuss m (inf), → Quatsch m (inf); she gave me some baloney about having had a difficult childhood → sie faselte was von einer schwierigen Kindheit (inf)
(US: = sausage) → Mortadella f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

baloney

[bəˈləʊnɪ] n (Am) (fam) → sciocchezze fpl, stupidaggini fpl
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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Tim OConnor tried to raise $40,000 through Kickstarter to assist with the costs of improving the new Showtime Eatery, which replaced the long-running Boloneys Sandwich Shop in October.
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