Street
bally
What does bally mean?
The black balaclava that's basically the uniform of UK drill — full face covering with eye holes, worn for music videos, in the field, and increasingly as a streetwear flex. If a video has masked-up youts on a block, they're in ballys.
"Bally on, gloves on, we're moving."
Origin
British clipping of 'balaclava', the headgear named after the 1854 Crimean War battle. The slang use exploded with the rise of UK drill in the mid-2010s.
Frequently asked questions
What does "bally" mean?
It's slang for a balaclava.
How do you use "bally" in a sentence?
"They had ballys pulled down so no one could clock their faces."
Where does "bally" come from?
It's a shortening of "balaclava."
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