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Baloney vs Devon - What's the difference?

baloney | devon |

As nouns the difference between devon and baloney

is that devon is one of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England while baloney is a type of smoked sausage; bologna.

As a proper noun Devon

is a county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.

baloney

English

Etymology 1

Modification of bologna .

Alternative forms

* boloney * bologna

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A type of smoked sausage; bologna.
    • Synonyms
    * see bologna

    Etymology 2

    Perhaps from the Polari slang word balonie. Alternatively, perhaps simply from , possibly used as a minced oath for bull .

    Alternative forms

    * balonie (UK) * boloney

    Noun

    (-)
  • (uncountable, chiefly, US, slang) Nonsense.
    • Usage notes
    Sometimes used in rhyme phony baloney .
    Synonyms
    * See also .
    Derived terms
    * * globaloney

    See also

    * English Polari slang English terms with multiple etymologies

    devon

    English

    (wikipedia Devon)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A county of England bordered by Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, the Bristol Channel and the English Channel.
  • Any of a number of places in US and Canada.
  • derived from the place name, or a variant of Devin.
  • of modern American usage, derived from the place name.

    • Synonyms

    * (county) Devonshire

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in Devon, England.