bally

• Sanftes Schimpfwort oder Verstärkungswort, das im britischen Englisch verwendet wird, oft um Ärger auszudrücken oder etwas zu betonen; gilt heute als veraltet.

A mild expletive or intensifier used in British English, often to express annoyance or to emphasize something, now considered old-fashioned.

1. Informal intensifierC1informalbritish

   Used as a mild expletive or intensifier, similar to 'bloody' or 'damn', often expressing annoyance or emphasis.

   Verdammt

   • I can't get this bally thing to work.
   • He's a bally nuisance, always complaining.
   • Where did I put my bally keys?

   Synonymeblessedblinkingbloodybloomingconfoundedcurseddamndashedruddywretched