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Synonyms for bologna

Most common

tommy-rot jumbo twaddle mortadella drool bosh tosh humbug

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.

Related words

Other spellings
boloney

Forms

Plural
bolognas → mortadellas, jumbos, twaddles, humbugs…

Example sentences

  • jumbo I don't want to hear any more of that mumbo jumbo.
  • twaddle Personally, I think it's a load of twaddle.
  • drool Half the girls in this town drool over him.
  • bosh He said only one word: "Bosh!"

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bolognarising
jumbosteady
twaddlesteady
mortadellarising
droolrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bosh1, tosh1
5 letters
jumbo2, drool1
6 letters
humbug2
7 letters
twaddle2
10 letters
mortadella, bilgewater, taradiddle

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jumbo2 = 2 syllables).