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polony

/ pəˈləʊnɪ /

noun

  1. another name for bologna sausage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polony1

C16: perhaps from Bologna
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Example Sentences

Polony, Cockney shortening and vulgar pronunciation of Bologna (sausage).

I ain't 'ad a bite since yesterday—an' 't wa'n't nothin' but a slice o' polony sossidge I found on a dust-'eap.

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