baloney
What rubbish means
Baloney is nonsense or foolishness—talk that shouldn't be taken seriously: That's a load of baloney.
The word derives from bologna, the processed meat, perhaps suggesting something cheap or of dubious composition.
The spelling baloney distinguishes the slang sense from the cold cut, though both spellings appear for both meanings.
Foolish or untrue talk
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- malarkeyInsincere foolish talk
- bunkNonsense or stacked bed
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
tommyrot · claptrap · codswallop · drivel · piffle · balderdash · gibberish · rubbish
Precooked sliced meats
- deliPrepared foods shop
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
- mortadellaItalian pork cold cut
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
Oscar Mayer · liverwurst · charcuterie · hoagie · submarine · pastrami · prosciutto · capicola
Deliberate falsehood
- shamFraudulent imitation
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- hoaxDeliberate deception for effect
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
fib · untruth · tall tale · fakery · canard · mendacity · falsity · half-truth
Disposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
- cynicismDistrust of human sincerity
eye-roll · scoff · debunking · distrust · suspicion · questioning · refutation · rejection
hogwash
Foolish or untrue talk
twaddle · tommyrot · claptrap · codswallop · drivel · piffle · balderdash · gibberish · rubbish · hooey
cold cuts
Precooked sliced meats
- deliPrepared foods shop
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
- mortadellaItalian pork cold cut
sandwich · Oscar Mayer · liverwurst · charcuterie · hoagie · submarine · pastrami · prosciutto · capicola · soppressata
lie
Deliberate falsehood
fabrication · fib · untruth · tall tale · fakery · canard · mendacity · falsity · half-truth · prevarication
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- doubtLack of firm belief
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- incredulityInability to accept something
cynicism · eye-roll · scoff · debunking · distrust · suspicion · questioning · refutation · rejection · dismissive
- food idiomspiece of cake, bread winner, low-hanging fruit, cool as a cucumber, bad egg
- Whimsy Wordsgobbledygook, gibberish, mumbo jumbo, hogwash, balderdash
- bologna
- blatherbabble, balderdash, blarney, blather, bunk
- nonsensenonsense, absurd, gibberish, gobbledegook, gobbledygook
- retro slanggroovy, far out, the bee's knees, neato, cool cat
baloneysense
Perception or judgment
wisdom · reason · logic · rationality · sensibleness
baloneysubstance
Physical material with mass
meaning · significance · profundity · depth · importance
- baloney sandwichProcessed meat between slices
- bunch of baloney
- pure baloney