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Salami vs Baloney - What's the difference?

salami | baloney |

As nouns the difference between salami and baloney

is that salami is salami while baloney is (countable) a type of smoked sausage; bologna or baloney can be (uncountable|chiefly|us|slang) nonsense.

salami

English

(wikipedia salami)

Noun

  • A highly seasoned type of large sausage of Italian origin, typically made from chopped pork or beef and often garlic, and served in slices.
  • (baseball) A grand slam.
  • (slang) A penis.
  • * 2001 , Bob Drews, Sandman (page 101)
    • To this day Katie thought wistfully of the night in his apartment when his salami had split her loins sending her into a state of sexual ecstasy unmatched in human history.

    Derived terms

    * salami tactics * salami technique

    See also

    *

    Anagrams

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    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