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baloney

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


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Graham Barrows, a financial crime expert and presenter of The Dark Money Files podcast, told the BBC the adverts themselves, and the social media accounts sharing the content, were all "baloney".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“And he also understands that if you start fooling your shareholders, you will soon believe your own baloney and be fooling yourself as well,” he wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

To non-lawyers, this may seem to cut the baloney mighty thin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

Somewhere on the road between hogwash and baloney, Washington ran into reality.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 24, 2023

You can come with all the Michelin stars in the world, just give me baloney and brown bread and margarine and I’m in heaven.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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