bally

ˈbæli

ballies

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Definition of bally - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

intensifier

Dated

emphasizes statements, often as a mild substitute for strong words

Dated

That was a bally good idea!

blinking

blooming

darned

Noun

language

Dated

British slang for nonsense

Dated

I've had enough of this bally!

drivel

nonsense

rubbish

clothing

TECH.

type of headwear covering the head and neck

TECH.

He wore a bally to keep warm.

balaclava

headgear

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type of headwear covering the head and neck

Origin of bally

Irish, bally (place of)

Examples of bally in a sentence

She's a bally brilliant teacher.
Stop talking such bally!
His explanation was pure bally.
A bally is essential for winter sports enthusiasts.
During the hike, he pulled on a bally for extra warmth.

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French:sacré, bêtises, ...
German:verdammt, Quatsch, ...
Italian:dannatamente, fesserie, ...
Spanish:maldito, tonterías, ...
Portuguese:danado, asneira, ...
Chinese:相当的, 胡说, ...
Japanese:すごく, ナンセンス, ...
Arabic:شَديد, هُراء, ...
Hebrew:מְשֻׁגָּע, קִשְׁקוּשׁ, ...
Russian:чертовски, чепуха, ...
Ukrainian:клятий, нісенітниця, ...
Hindi:काफ़ी, बकवास, ...
Bengali:ভীষণ, ব্যালি, ...
Catalan:ben, collonades, ...
Czech:zatracený, nesmysl, ...
Danish:pokkers, vrøvl, ...
Dutch:bally, onzin, ...
Greek:καταπληκτικός, σαχλαμάρες, ...
Hungarian:átkozottul jó, badarság, ...
Khmer:ពាក្យសង្កត់ន័យបែបស្រាល, ពាក្យឥតន័យ, ...
Korean:정말, 헛소리, ...
Persian:لعنتی, مزخرف, ...
Polish:cholerny, bzdury, ...
Portuguese (BR):danado, besteira, ...
Romanian:bally, prostii, ...
Swedish:förbaskad, struntprat, ...
Thai:โคตร, ไร้สาระ, ...
Turkish:bayağı, saçmalık, ...
Vietnamese:khá, vô lý, ...

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Noun

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