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ba⋅lo⋅ney

  [buh-loh-nee]
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–noun
1. Slang. foolishness; nonsense.
2. Informal. bologna.
–interjection
3. Slang. nonsense.
Also, boloney.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; 1925–30 for def. 2; alter. of bologna, with substitution of -ey 2 for final schwa
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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)   
n.  Nonsense.
interj.  Used to express disagreement or exasperation.

[Alteration (influenced by baloney1) of bullshit.]
bo·lo·gna   (bə-lō'nē, -nə, -nyə)   
n.  A seasoned smoked sausage made of mixed meats, such as beef, pork, and veal.

[After Bologna.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
baloney [bəˈloni]

and bologna
  1. n.
    nonsense. (Also as an exclam.) : Don't give me all that baloney!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

baloney 
slang for "nonsense," 1922, Amer.Eng. (popularized 1930s by N.Y. Gov. Alfred E. Smith), from earlier sense of "idiot" (probably influenced by blarney), usually regarded as being from bologna sausage, a type traditionally made from odds and ends, named for the city in Italy.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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