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boloney

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bo⋅lo⋅ney

  [buh-loh-nee]
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–noun
baloney.
Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism

ba⋅lo⋅ney

  [buh-loh-nee]
–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 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.]
bo·lo·ney   (bə-lō'nē)   
n.  

  1. Variant of bologna.

  2. Variant of baloney2.

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