Baloney

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /bəˈləʊni/
• Rhymes: -əʊni

Modification of bologna.

Alternative forms

• boloney

Full definition of baloney

Noun

1. (countable) A type of smoked sausage; bologna.

Synonyms

• Bologna sausage
• bologna
• mortadella

Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie.

From Irish. béal ónna, which translates as foolish talk.

Alternatively, perhaps simply an from bologna, balony ("sausage").

Alternative forms

• balonie UK

Noun

1. (uncountable, chiefly US, slang) Nonsense.

Usage notes

Sometimes used in rhyme phony baloney.

Synonyms

• See also .

Derived terms

• no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney
• globaloney