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globaloney

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • glō′bə-lō′nē
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡləʊ.bəˈləʊ.niː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: /ˌɡloʊ.bəˈloʊ.ni/
  • Australian: /ˌɡləʉ.bəˈləʉ.niː/
  • Australian, New-Zealand: /ˌɡlɐʉ.bəˈlɐʉ.niː/
  • Scotland: /ˌɡlo.bəˈlo.ni/
  • India: /ˌɡloː.baˈloː.niː/
  • rhymes with -əʊni

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noun

Meaning 1

Absurd or nonsensical ideas or talk on global issues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of global + baloney. Coined by American writer, politician, ambassador, journalist and anti-Communist activist Clare Boothe Luce in 1943 to disparage the recommendation of then-Vice President Henry Agard Wallace that airlines of the world be given free access to US airports.