bally

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbælɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'bally': (bal′ē); 'Bally': (bä′lē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bal•ly  (bal′ē),USA pronunciation adj., adv. [Brit. Slang.]
  1. British Termsdamned (euphemism for bloody).
  • by alteration 1840–50

Bal•ly  (bä′lē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in SW West Bengal, in E India, NW of Calcutta. 262,001.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bally /ˈbælɪ/ adj , adv
  1. Brit slang
    a euphemism for bloody
'bally' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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