bally

[bal-ee]

adjective, adverb British Slang.

damned (euphemism for bloody).

Origin of bally

First recorded in 1840–50; by alteration

Bally

[bah-lee]

noun

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

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Historical Examples of bally

"Went to bed so bally sober I couldn't sleep," replied the misguided youth.
Viviette
William J. Locke
My dear old ass, Gilbert wrote, why grizzle and grouse at the Bally Awful!
Changing Winds
St. John G. Ervine
But all this is away from the point, which is, why grizzle and grouse at the Bally Awful.
Changing Winds
St. John G. Ervine
You know, I came out to this bally country on false pretences, as it were.
The Spoilers of the Valley
Robert Watson
Yes, it's all right; but you needn't rave about it like a bally poet.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, February 18, 1914
Various

British Dictionary definitions for bally

bally

adjective, adverb

British slang a euphemism for bloody (def. 6)

bally

noun

Northern English dialect a thumb

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Word Origin and History for bally

adj.

1885, British English, slang euphemism for bloody.