bologna

noun

bo·​lo·​gna bə-ˈlō-nē 

 also  -nyə,

-nə

variants or less commonly baloney

bə-ˈlō-nē 

: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork

also : a sausage made (as of turkey) to resemble bologna

Examples of bologna in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Oscar Mayer sold a total of 45,000 tons of bologna last year. —Maxwell Millington, Axios, 8 Dec. 2024

Meat processor Oscar Mayer was looking for a way to repurpose some of its surplus bologna, which was losing appeal with the public. —Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024

The bologna was seized and destroyed by the CBP agriculture specialists. —Landon Mion, Fox News, 28 Sep. 2024

The ads for vacuum cleaners or bologna were all bright and shiny, but there was a real mental health crisis. —Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

short for Bologna sausage, from Bologna, Italy

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bologna

noun

bo·​lo·​gna bə-ˈlō-nē 

 also  -n(y)ə

: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork

Geographical Definition

Bologna

geographical name

Bo·​lo·​gna bō-ˈlō-nyä 

variants or ancient Bononia

bə-ˈnō-nē-ə 

commune in northern Italy at the foot of the Apennines; capital of the region of Emilia-Romagna population 379,964

Bolognan

bə-ˈlō-nyən 

adjective or noun

or Bolognese

ˌbō-lə-ˈnēz 

-ˈnēs,

-ˈnyēz,

-ˈnyēs