boloney
Americannoun
noun
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a variant spelling of baloney
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another name for bologna sausage
Etymology
Origin of boloney
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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In Shanghai she picked up much U. S. slang from Navy officers' wives and subsequently shocked many a diplomatic dowager with her indiscriminate use of "boloney."
From Time Magazine Archive
Better chicken stew than the old Brookhart boloney.
From Time Magazine Archive
White reached into the trunk and pulled out 8 Ibs. of fine Mettwurst, a German pork boloney, homemade by Bohling's relatives.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Oh, boloney, Claude. Why do you always pick on my gra...”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
“Oh, boloney, Claude. That’s exactly it. You can stop ending every single discussion with an argument about grammar.”
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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