baloney
Example Sentences
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Factually, it’s baloney, although “Tony” does restore the restaurant’s actual name — the Flagship — from Bourdain’s Dreadnaught, the pseudonym he gave it before he ever imagined future fans following him around the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
And while conventional wisdom says you should always cook what you know when hosting, I think that’s baloney.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
She clarifies, “you know that saying, ‘No man is an island,’ well, Reg thought that was baloney.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Antoni, who has a PhD in economics, has previously criticised the BLS, questioning its methodology and calling its statistics "phoney baloney".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
The other word, jive, is a noun, a verb, and an adjective referring to hot music or to baloney.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
