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baloney

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ba·lo·ney /bəˈləʊni $ -ˈloʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  STUPID/NOT SENSIBLE informal something that is silly or not true 胡说,鬼话 SYN nonsense Don’t give me that baloney. 别跟我吹牛。
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baloneyThis is the sort of self-serving, insincere baloney that gives good government a bad name.Newman was either full of baloney or a solitary man being steamrolled by big business.All of which could very well be marvellous, or pure baloney.It seems that while the definition of the word multimedia has changed, the baloney factor hasn't.
Origin baloney (1900-2000) bologna
ba·lo·ney nounChineseSyllable
is or silly that not something Corpus


baloney
baloney /bəˈləʊni $ -ˈloʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: bologna
informal something that is silly or not true
   SYN  nonsense:
    Don’t give me that baloney.


ba·lo·neyBrE /ˈləʊni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈloʊni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal, especially NAmE) nonsense; lies 胡说;谎话Don't give me that baloney! 别对我讲那些鬼话!🔊🔊(NAmE) = bologna