A load of baloney In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "a load of baloney", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Kathy Cao calendar 2020-11-17 05:11

Meaning of A load of baloney

A load of baloney American noun informal slang

If you say that an idea or statement is a load of baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.

That's a load of baloney if you ask me.

What a load of baloney! I never said that.

I think what you've just said is a load of baloney.

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Grammar and Usage of A load of baloney

Origin of A load of baloney

Baloney in this sense might have originated from the word "blarney", which means nonsensical talk; more usually it refers to bologna sausage, which is blended from  different meats,therefore implying content of inferior or dubious quality. Primarily heard in US.

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