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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQuatsch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kwatʃ
"Glaub nicht an diesen Quatsch."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Nonsense; foolishness.
"Don't listen to that baloney; it's not true." - 2
A type of sausage made from finely ground meat.
"He made a sandwich with baloney and cheese."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'baloney' is believed to have originated in the early 20th century in the United States, possibly derived from 'bologna', a type of sausage named after the Italian city of Bologna. The word evolved to signify nonsense or foolishness, reflecting a shift from a literal food reference to a metaphorical expression of disbelief.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Baloney" is said worldwide
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balivernes
Transliteration: ba-li-vern
"Ne croyez pas à ces balivernes."
Quatsch
Transliteration: kwatʃ
"Glaub nicht an diesen Quatsch."
sciocchezze
Transliteration: ʃokˈkɛt.tse
"Non credere a queste sciocchezze."
tonterías
Transliteration: ton-te-ˈɾi.as
"No creas en esas tonterías."
bobagens
Transliteration: bo-ˈba.ʒẽs
"Não acredite nessas bobagens."
बकवास
Transliteration: bakvaas
"इन बकवास पर विश्वास मत करो।"
胡说
Transliteration: hú shuō
"别相信这些胡说。"
헛소리
Transliteration: heosori
"그 헛소리를 믿지 마세요."
たわごと
Transliteration: tawagoto
"そのたわごとを信じないでください。"
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