bally
adjective
damned (euphemism forbloody ).
bally
1 American
[bal-ee]
/ ˈbæl i /
adjective
British Slang.
Bally
2
American
[bah-lee]
/ ˈbɑ li /
noun
bally
1
British
/ ˈbælɪ /
adjective
bally
2
British
/ ˈbælɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of bally
First recorded in 1840–50; by alteration
Example Sentences
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“You have icy, grippy, soft, bally, sugary and slushy. Those are the six main snow conditions,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2022
The team news has landed, and here it bally well is:
From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2021
Mr Hichilema would often use slang on social media, including the term "bally", an informal way of addressing someone as your father.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2021
Photograph: BBC/Vera Productions The return of Bliss it is in this dawn to be alive Downton Abbey I say, all this colonial tumescence makes for bally good drama, what?
From The Guardian • Oct. 27, 2010
“Quite frankly, old chap, I know nothing about the bally snake. I thought the blighter had died years ago.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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