Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baloney

/bəˈloʊni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: baloney
IPA: /bəˈloʊni/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of sausage; bologna.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

noun

American usage; Slang; Uncountable

name

Example Sentences

"That's a bunch of baloney! I don't believe one word!"

Etymology

Phonetic spelling of bologna.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bəˈloʊni/
British English: /bəˈləʊni/

Usage

Inflected Forms

baloneys (plural) boloney (alternative) bologna (alternative) polony (alternative) balonie (alternative)

Derived Forms

balonium globaloney

Phrases

baloney pony no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney phony-baloney

Synonyms

Bologna sausage mortadella boloney bilgewater bosh drool humbug taradiddle tarradiddle tommyrot tosh twaddle

Rhymes With

tony sony toni phony hermione stony bologna bony macaroni coney mahoney pepperoni

Questions

How do you pronounce baloney?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈloʊni/.
What does baloney mean?: A type of sausage; bologna.
Where does baloney come from?: Phonetic spelling of bologna.

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