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bally

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bally (adjective or adverb)
  2. bally gum (noun)
  3. bally platform (noun)

bally

adj or adv \ˈba-lē\

Definition of BALLY

British
—used as an intensive

Origin of BALLY

euphemism for bloody, adjective, adverb
First Known Use: 1885

Rhymes with BALLY

alley, challis, dally, galley, gally, mallee, pally, rally, sally, Schally, tally, valley

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