baloney

noun

bə-ˈlō-nē How to pronounce baloney (audio)
variants also boloney
Definition of baloneynext
as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense just follow my orders, and stop the baloney

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for baloney
  1. garbage
  2. stupidity
  3. blah
  4. drool
  5. rubbish
  6. foolishness
  7. nuts
  8. hogwash
Noun
  • Not to be the bearers of bad news, but your garbage disposal isn’t as good at disposing of garbage as the name implies.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2024
  • There are two piles of garbage close to the Stage Star Deli at 105 West 55th Street, where the CCTV camera was recording.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • Navalny’s memoir deftly exposes the infinite vices in the current Russian government that rewards venality, cowardice and stupidity but punishes integrity, brains and the courage to speak truth to power.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2024
  • That may not be a huge sum of money in a county with an annual operating budget of nearly $5 billion, but it’s got to rank high in sheer stupidity or at least neglect.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of stupidity
Noun
  • The post-election blahs are endemic across the big three cable news outlets, but the viewership numbers of individual networks can drop farther when the candidate seen as their ideological opposite wins.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Lighting Lighting is the jewelry of any room, so take down those blah builder grade fixtures and replace them with something magical.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of blah
Noun
  • Nate Burleson to haters of NFL's promo clip featuring Taylor Swift: 'Wipe the drool off your tank top' Burleson didn't hold back while addressing the critics who decried seeing Swift in an NFL hype video.
    Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The quick clip shows an angry and feral Xenomorph with dark sharp teeth and lips dripping with drool.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of drool
Noun
  • Go Disposable Gone are the days when disposable cups, plates, and utensils were synonymous with landfill rubbish.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Johnson: There’s so much rubbish talked about this.
    Susan Page, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of rubbish
Noun
  • After being laid off from the local hot dog factory and being inducted into a new basic income program, Mark and Hank have plenty of time on their hands to spend their $3,000 monthly checks on high jinks and foolishness.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Five glorious days for Chiles, who already had been made to endure the rollercoaster of gymnastics rule foolishness.
    Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Definition of foolishness
Noun
  • Try sprinkling ground flaxseed or chia seeds on granola and yogurt, and snack on small quantities of nuts during the day.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The best choices for you and the planet Another important omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid or ALA, is found in nuts and seeds such as walnuts, flaxseeds and chia seeds — with ground flaxseeds and flaxseed oil providing the highest amounts, according to Harvard Medical School’s website.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • The Reynolds administration has been something of a one-stop shop for this kind hogwash that’s blind to the consequences of loosening child labor laws.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
  • And any mention of the actor and composer as porcines of interest would be pure hogwash.
    Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2023
Definition of hogwash
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