Lexic.us

Definition of Baloney

1. Noun. Pretentious or silly talk or writing.

Definition of Baloney

1. Noun. A type of smoked sausage; bologna. ¹

2. Noun. (context: uncountable chiefly US slang) Nonsense. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Baloney

1. bologna [n -NEYS] - See also: bologna

Lexicographical Neighbors of Baloney

Literary usage of Baloney

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. IRS Restructuring: Congressional Hearings edited by William V. Roth, Jr. (1999)
"Bob knows it is baloney, I know it is baloney, and frankly I think the American public knows that a ... is baloney. Tax protesters are a very artful crowd. ..."

2. End The Biggest Educational And Intellectual Blunder In History: A $100,000 by Norman W. Edmund (2005)
"baloney Detection In a two-part article in Scientific American (November and ... baloney detection is a very descriptive term for identifying the false ..."

3. Still Learning to Read: Teaching Students in Grades 3-6 by Franki Sibberson, Karen Szymusiak (2003)
"Possible Anchor Book: baloney by Jon Scieszka. This book is a picture book about an alien, Henry P. baloney, who is in trouble for being late to school. ..."

4. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"That's baloney. Steroids are being used mostly by men and women and young kids just for their ego. ... I see the kids using it today. It just blows my mind. ..."

5. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"Sour cottage cheese, green baloney, and other nasty bits are all roiled together in one huge heap. It is too easy to imagine exactly how that would look and ..."

6. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"As Evans' illustration—”that's a bunch of baloney”—suggests, this sense is well established in speech. It goes all the way back to Dr. Johnson: I am glad ..."

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