baloney?

[Delapoma]

Hi,is it the expression BALONEY the same as bull....,or youre lying...or that's not true thanks for your answer.

[abaka]

Yes. A politer form of "bullshit", but functionally equivalent in every way.

[Delapoma]

And...would it be appropriate for a teacher to say that in a High School class to their students?....

[abaka]

Probably not. "A cruder form of nonsense", perhaps?

Although it's probably better to spell out the vilest obscenities rather than to write then with ellipses or dashes.

[Barb_D]

The word itself is just fine in any setting. A kid could say it and not get in trouble. The question is, should a teacher be saying "I don't believe you - you're lying" to a student?

If the teacher wants to say that something else is utterly untrue, then if the teacher said "And that theory is just baloney" then it's fine.