bally

¹

[bal-ee]

adjective

British Slang.

1. damned (euphemism forbloody ).

Bally

²

[bah-lee]

noun

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

bally

¹

/ ˈbælɪ /

adjective

1. slang,  a euphemism for bloody

bally

²

/ ˈbælɪ /

noun

1. dialect,  a thumb

Word History and Origins

Origin of bally¹

First recorded in 1840–50; by alteration

Example Sentences

“You have icy, grippy, soft, bally, sugary and slushy. Those are the six main snow conditions,” she said.

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The team news has landed, and here it bally well is:

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Mr Hichilema would often use slang on social media, including the term "bally", an informal way of addressing someone as your father.

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“Quite frankly, old chap, I know nothing about the bally snake. I thought the blighter had died years ago.”

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Just then, Clayton enters and cheekily asks, “How the devil did you ever get into that bally jungle?”

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