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bally
bal·ly [ bállee ]


adjective,

adverb 
Definition:
 
U.K. expressing anger or emphasis: used to express anger, frustration, or additional emphasis ( dated informal )

[Late 19th century. Alteration of bloody, perhaps influenced by the written form bl-y]
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