| 释义 |
[ buh-loh-nee ] / bəˈloʊ ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR baloney ON THESAURUS.COM
nounSlang. foolishness; nonsense. Informal. bologna. Origin of baloney1915–20, Americanism;1925–30 for def. 2; alteration of bologna, with substitution of -ey2 for final schwa WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH baloneybologna, baloney Words nearby baloneybalneal, balneology, balneotherapy, Balochi, balon, baloney, balop, balopticon, BALPA, balsa, balsam Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for baloneyIn recent years, that ancient sales tactic has been easy to dismiss as baloney. Housing’s Back—and That’s Bad News|Daniel Gross|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST “Stop the baloney, Leslie,” said the tall, red-haired general famed for his hawkishness. The Forgotten Cold War: 20 Years Later, Myths About U.S. Victory Persist|Leslie H. Gelb|December 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST And he squeezed my mom nine times, as if she was a baloney or something! GOP Debates: Why They Baffle Democrats and Charm Republicans|Lee Siegel|November 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST The hypocrisy here is monumental, even by traditional foreign-policy standards of baloney. Let Libya's Neighbors Fix It|Leslie H. Gelb|March 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Baloney and wishful thinking aside, the MB would be calamitous for U.S. security. Beware Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood|Leslie H. Gelb|January 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST Sometimes I come close to thinking it's a lot of baloney trying to be any decent kind of Demon, even a good Entertainer. The Big Time|Fritz Reuter Leiber I am saying—and I am going to stick to my story—that Lee is an agent, then a lot of this is a lot of baloney. Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy But you had been talking to some liar in Dallas who has been feeding you all this baloney about me. Warren Commission (5 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for baloney
nouninformal foolish talk; nonsense mainly US another name for bologna sausage Word Origin for baloneyC20: changed from Bologna (sausage) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to baloneybunk, hogwash, humbug, hooey, bull |