bologna

See also: Bologna

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Etymology 1
Pre-sliced American bologna

From the Italian city of Bologna.

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Noun

bologna (countable and uncountable, plural bolognas)

  1. A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
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Translations
type of sausage — see baloney

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Etymology 2

Probably from the Polari slang word balonie, respelled under the influence of the preceding homophonous word bologna (“sausage”); alternatively, perhaps simply an extended use of bologna (“sausage”). See baloney for more.

Noun

bologna (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of baloney (“nonsense”)
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