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Baloney - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Balls, Bilge, Blah, Bop, Bosh, Bull, Bullshit, Bunk, Bunkum, Crap, Flam, Gammon, Gas, Hoke

Bologna sausage is the American version of the Italian mortadella, which is produced by Oscar Mayer, which is now owned by Kraft, which is now owned by Philip Morris. It bears little resemblance to the original and is also known as baloney or boloney. It is assumed that this is the origin of the slang word baloney, which means nonsense.

Example Usage of Baloney

tsuken: Required reading: Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit http://instapaper.com/zRonyo9g #carlsagan #fb
xtaylorrrrrrr: he said i had to make the first move! Baloney. boys are supposed to
Jericho0: do people take you less seriously if you say "Baloney" instead of "bologna?"
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