Baloney

/bəˈloʊni/ noun

Nonsense or lies; also spelled 'bologna' and refers to a type of processed lunch meat.

As slang for 'nonsense,' derived from the processed meat bologna, which became associated with something fake or artificial. The meat itself is named after Bologna, Italy, where a similar sausage originated.

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