bally

¹

[ bal-ee ]

adjective

, British Slang.

1. damned (euphemism for bloody ).

Bally

²

[ bah-lee ]

noun

1. a city in SW West Bengal, in E India, NW of Kolkata.

bally

¹

/ ˈbælɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a thumb

bally

²

/ ˈbælɪ /

adjective

1. See bloody
   slang.
   a euphemism for bloody

Word History and Origins

Origin of bally¹

First recorded in 1840–50; by alteration

Example Sentences

He's a bally millionaire also, and he used to have a good many dealings with the firm.

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If we can't do that, we shall have to wait till the bally clockwork runs down.

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Yes, it's all right; but you needn't rave about it like a bally poet.

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Then tell me what I've spent on my bally old stomach—on food.

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I am not quite prepared,' he said, 'to hand over this country to a lot of bally half-breeds and bloody savages.'

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