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baloney

ba·lo·ney

UK/bəˈləʊni/ US/bəˈloʊni/ uncommon informal slang us

noun

Origin

Origin unclear. Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from bologna (“sausage”), possibly used as a minced oath for bullshit.

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