a load of baloney

a load of baloney

Falsehoods, nonsense, or foolishness. Baloney in this sense might have originated from the word "blarney," which means flattering or 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. What a load of baloney. I know he doesn't have that kind of money.
See also: baloney, load, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a lot of baloney
  • baloney
  • bologna
  • a bunch of baloney
  • flamdoodle
  • jive talk
  • fadoodle
  • a load of rubbish
  • malarkey
  • a bunch of malarkey
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