baloney
noun/bəˈləʊni/
/bəˈləʊni/
[uncountable]- (informal, especially North American English) ideas, statements or beliefs that you think are silly or not true; lies synonym nonsense
- Don't give me that baloney!
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- [uncountable] (also bologna)(North American English) a type of sausage that is put in sandwiches, made of a mixture of meats
Word Origin1920s: sense 1 said to be a corruption of bologna.
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