boloney

[ buh-loh-nee ]
/ bəˈloʊ ni /

noun

baloney.

Origin of boloney

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby boloney

bologna, bologna sausage, bolognese, bolometer, bolometric magnitude, boloney, bolshevik, bolsheviks, bolshevism, bolshevist, bolshevistic

Definition for boloney (2 of 2)

baloney

or bo·lo·ney

[ buh-loh-nee ]
/ bəˈloʊ ni /

noun

Slang. foolishness; nonsense.
Informal. bologna.

interjection

Slang. nonsense.

Origin of baloney

1915–20, Americanism; 1925–30 for def 2; alteration of bologna, with substitution of -ey2 for final schwa

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baloney

bologna baloney

British Dictionary definitions for boloney (1 of 2)

boloney
/ (bəˈləʊnɪ) /

noun

a variant spelling of baloney
mainly US another name for bologna sausage

British Dictionary definitions for boloney (2 of 2)

baloney

boloney

/ (bəˈləʊnɪ) /

noun

informal foolish talk; nonsense
mainly US another name for bologna sausage

Word Origin for baloney

C20: changed from Bologna (sausage)