What does Bally mean?
Definitions for Bally
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Bally.
Princeton's WordNet
bally(a), blinking(a), bloody(a), blooming(a), crashing(a), flaming(a), fucking(a)adjective
informal intensifiers
"what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
Wiktionary
ballyadverb
Very.
That was a bally foolish thing to do, old chap!
ballyadjective
bloody; used as a mild intensifier.
He's just a bally idiot.
Etymology: Alteration of bloody
ChatGPT
bally
"Bally" is a term primarily used in British English as a euphemistic substitute for the word "bloody" to express frustration, anger, or emphasis in a sentence. It can also be a term used to refer to Bally, a Swiss luxury fashion company. Furthermore, 'Bally' is also a common prefix in Ireland for town or village names, derived from the Gaelic term 'baile', meaning 'place'.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
bally
A Teutonic word for inclosure, now prefixed to many sea-ports in Ireland, as Bally-castle, Bally-haven, Bally-shannon, and Bally-water.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
BALLY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bally is ranked #48800 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Bally surname appeared 432 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bally.
79.4% or 343 total occurrences were White.
9% or 39 total occurrences were Black.
5% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.4% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
1.8% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.1% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Bally in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Bally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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