baloney
48
7.5
- noun
- /bəˈloʊni/
- Informal
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tontería
- Is it baloney or does it amount to anything?
- phony baloney
- a bunch of baloney
- Oh, baloney
So these are the sorts of things that any good baloney detector should know.
- So these are the sorts of things that any good baloney detector should know.
- And that's, that could be a bunch of baloney, you know that.
- But for the people in this room, Baloney.
- The consistency of this is baloney.
- It's a corrupting influence where our professors, their head full of phony baloney ideas.
- That old adage of find something you love, you never work a day of your life is remarkably on point and most people think it's baloney.
Examples
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"Reporters are very good at detecting baloney," Allen says.
Academic text (1998) -
And it's all, it's all baloney that the system is rigged to keep workers working and and the rich just keep getting richer.
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What about all the baloney they have to put up with?
Fiction book (1992) -
To say either that language does not mean anything or that it tells us exactly what everything means is baloney.
Academic text (2010) -
Anyway, the regime uncertainty bit is baloney, and you provided no significant argument or evidence to back the claim.
Blog text (7) -
It's the same status quo baloney we've been fed for the past 12 years.
Blog text (7) -
I've heard the same line of baloney about how wolves don't attack people.
Blog text (21) -
So the academic merry-go-round goes, spewing baloney as truth with the academic seal of approval.
Blog text (12) -
Enough with the excuses and baloney; we need real solutions to our problems.
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She dismissed his claims as mere baloney that lacked any factual basis.
Synonyms
578
2.5
Words or ideas that do not make sense
24
8.6
Empty showy talk with little real meaning
22
6.7
Nonsense talk that is not true
17
5.3
Talk that sounds important but has no real meaning
17
7.2
Loud talk that tries to impress but has little real effect
16
7.4
Untrue or silly talk that people should not believe
15
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
13
8.8
Talk that is not true and tries to trick people
12
9.1
False talk or behavior meant to trick people
11
8.4
Talk that is foolish and has little meaning
10
9.9
Silly talk that is not true
9
8.4
Silly or untrue talk that is not serious
9
9.7
Something not true that people say to fool others
6
9.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
5
8.6
Silly, unimportant talk that has no meaning
5
9.6
Talk or writing that is silly and not true
3
8.9
Silly talk or ideas that are not true
2
9.9
A rude expression that says something is not true
1
9.9
Talk that is false and meant to fool or impress people
1
9.9
Talk or ideas that are untrue and not worth believing
1
9.6
Talk that tries to trick people with false statements
1
6.6
Silly talk that is not true or useful
1
9.9
Talk that is false or silly
1
8.9
Silly or unimportant talk that wastes time
1
4.3
Words that sound important but have no real meaning or action
1
9.9
Silly or false talk that people should not trust
1
9.9
False statements meant to trick people
1
9.9
Silly or untrue talk that people should not believe
1
9.9
Talk that is false and not worth listening to
1
6.0
Things people say that are completely untrue or pointless
Untrue or silly talk that is not important
Silly talk that makes little sense
A false statement said on purpose to trick people
A story or idea that is untrue and silly
Complete nonsense that is not true and not believable
False talk meant to trick people
Talk that is not true and meant to trick people
Talk that is not true and that people do not believe
Talk that is false and hard to believe
Talk that is silly and not true
Talk that is false and makes no sense
Antonyms
How Credible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Baloney meaning 'nonsense' comes from the sausage called Bologna, named after the Italian city. People in English began using the food name baloney as a funny way to say something is 'not true', so today it means foolish or insincere talk.