Bally

//ˈbæli// adj, adv, noun

adj, adv, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A balaclava. Multicultural-London-English

    "With SB, no sideman Bally on my face like darg I’m silent (…) 3 up Silent and Violent Bally on my face, fuck Trident"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Bloody (used as a mild intensifier). British, dated, euphemistic, not-comparable

    "He's just a bally idiot."

Adjective
  1. 1
    informal intensifiers wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Very. UK, dated, euphemistic, not-comparable

    "That was a bally foolish thing to do, old chap!"

Synonyms

All synonyms
blastedblastedblinkingblinkingbloodyblooming

Example

More examples

"“My faith! It’ll be more bally corpse than bride, though, this journey.”"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alteration of bloody.

Etymology 2

Clipping of balaclava + -y.

Related phrases

bally up

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