baloney

/bəˈləʊni/ (bre, ipa) · /bəˈləʊni/ (ame, ipa) · /bə-ˈlō-nē/ (ame, mw)

baloney — noun

  • baloneysingular
  • baloneysplural

1. Silly or untrue things that someone says, especially when you are annoyed or wan

1.名詞B1
釋義

Silly or untrue things that someone says, especially when you are annoyed or want to show you do not believe them.

例句

Amelia said she won the lottery, but that is just baloney — she never even bought a ticket.

just baloney

The politician's speech was full of baloney about fixing the economy overnight.

full of baloney

同義詞
  • nonsense

    neutral, the standard word for silly or untrue talk

  • rubbish

    common in British English; slightly stronger than baloney

  • bunk

    informal, shorter and slightly dated; similar register to baloney

反義詞
  • truth

    the opposite idea — facts and accurate statements

文法句型

baloney + about + noun phrase

it is (just) baloney

用法筆記

Often used in exclamations or dismissive comments. Frequently appears in fixed phrases like 'a bunch of baloney' or 'that's baloney!'.

常見錯誤

❌He told a baloney' (as a countable noun).
✅He told a bunch of baloney.
💡baloney is uncountable when it means nonsense.

2. A cooked sausage made from a mixture of finely chopped meats, usually smoked and

2.名詞B1
釋義

A cooked sausage made from a mixture of finely chopped meats, usually smoked and eaten cold in slices, often in sandwiches or salads.

例句

Henry ordered a baloney sandwich with cheese and mustard on rye bread.

baloney sandwich

Gabriela sliced some baloney and added it to the pasta salad for extra flavour.

同義詞
  • bologna

    the original spelling and pronunciation; more formal and less common in everyday speech

文法句型

baloney + noun (modifier)

slice of baloney

用法筆記

Can be used as both countable ('a baloney' meaning one sausage) and uncountable ('some baloney' meaning the food in general). The countable use is less common.