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baloney

[buh-loh-nee] / bəˈloʊ ni /
NOUN
nonsense
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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But even these three rubes can tell Hao is hawking baloney.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 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

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

If anyone would have put a stop to such baloney, it would surely be Samantha Jones.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2023

I step quick past Binga State Bank, the Jackson Funeral Home, and Saul’s Butcher Shop with rows of baloney lined up in the window like a curtain.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome




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