bally

[ bal-ee ]

/ ˈbæl i /

adjective, adverb British Slang.

damned (euphemism for bloody).

Nearby words

Origin of bally

First recorded in 1840–50; by alteration

Bally

[ bah-lee ]

/ ˈbɑ li /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for bally

But I'll always remember her kindness and that bally pistol with the fan in it.
The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath
And the absurdity, the bally foolishness of it all, is that these pitiful attempts deceive no one.
Twenty Years a Detective in the Wickedest City in the World|Clifton R. Wooldridge
"But this bally place seems to bewitch people," continued the big man.
The Red Redmaynes|Eden Phillpotts
I haven't an idea why the bally sausage rolled, or I'd tell you, dear old chap!
In Brief Authority|F. Anstey

That was sailing, mind you—real seamanship, no bally nonsense; a fight every weather, interesting all round.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for bally

bally

/ (ˈbælɪ) /

adjective, adverb

British slang a euphemism for bloody (def. 6)

noun

Northern English dialect a thumb

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Word Origin and History for bally

bally

adj.

1885, British English, slang euphemism for bloody.