What is the difference between BALONEY, AND BOLOGNA?

Question

Or is this just the same as Ketchup versus Catsup? Different manufacturers spell differently. Just wondering.

Answer 1

I think it is a north and south thing.

Answer 2

There are several different answers to your question:

1.)
http://www.word-detective.com/012199.html
It is pretty well established that "baloney," meaning nonsense, does come from "baloney" the sausage (which is indeed named after Bologna, Italy). Baloney was (and often still is) regarded as a humble food of, as you say, dubious origins. It thus made a good metaphor for "junk" much as today we use "spam" (fairly or not) to mean unwanted e-mail advertisements. One of the earliest uses of "baloney" to mean nonsense was in the catch phrase "It's baloney no matter how thin you slice it," popular in the 1930's.




2.)
http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,7770,496,00.html

bologna; baloney

Definition: [bah-LOH-nyah; bah-LOH-nee] Precooked and highly seasoned, this popular sausage is usually sliced and served as a sandwich meat or cold cut. The word comes from Italy's city of Bologna, though true Italian bologna sausage is called mortadella. See also sausage.

Answer 3

Baloney is what comes out of politicians mouths. Bologna is a type of sausage invented in Germany amny many years ago.

Answer 4

Baloney is what comes out of GWBs mouth........Bologna is a city in Italy

Answer 5

yeah it just like ketchpu and catsup

Answer 6

Only difference is the spelling.

Answer 7

bolognia is what you eat baloney is you asking this question

Answer 8

someone who can spell and someone who can not

Answer 9

its just spelled different