bally
- adjective
- /ˈbæli/
- Archaic
:
maldito
- It was a bally ridiculous situation when the car broke down in the middle of the road.
Examples
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He made a bally foolish mistake during the meeting that everyone noticed.
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I can't believe you forgot my birthday; that is just so bally annoying!
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We were bally well toasting the future.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude strong word people use to show anger or surprise
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7.5
To add strong feeling before a describing word in informal British English, often to show anger
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8.6
A mild word people use to show they are annoyed about something
A word that makes another word stronger, often to show anger or surprise
An informal word people put before a descriptive word to show strong feeling, often anger or surprise
Used before a word to show mild anger or strong feeling
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
Very bad or annoying
A mild rude word people say to show they are annoyed
Compounds
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bally is a British informal word that began as a softer form of bloody, used as a mild swear. A helpful way to remember it is to think of bally as a 'softer bloody' that adds strong feeling or annoyance to what you say.