/ bəˈləʊni; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun [ U ]
1.
( informal , especially NAmE ) nonsense; lies :
Don't give me that baloney!
2.
( NAmE ) = bologna
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: sense 1 said to be a corruption of bologna .
/ bəˈləʊni; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun [ U ]
1.
( informal , especially NAmE ) nonsense; lies :
Don't give me that baloney!
2.
( NAmE ) = bologna
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WORD ORIGIN
1920s: sense 1 said to be a corruption of bologna .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005