Blolly

/ˈblɒli/ noun

Definition

A dialectal or obsolete term for a form of lollipop or sweet candy, possibly also an old insult for a foolish person.

Etymology

Origin uncertain; possibly related to 'lolly' with an intensifying 'b' prefix, or derived from 'block' with a diminutive suffix, making it a regional dialectal term.

Kelly Says

Blolly is one of those wonderful disappearing dialect words that shows how regional slang constantly evolves—it was someone's everyday word for candy, and now it's nearly forgotten!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
愚かさ
goo-ka-sa
ARالعربية
غباء
ghuba
BNবাংলা
মূর্খতা
moor-kh-ta
CACatalà
bobada
bo-ba-da
CSČeština
blbost
bl-bo-st
DADansk
dårlighed
dar-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Unsinn
un-seen
ELΕλληνικά
ανοησία
ah-no-ee-see-ah
ESEspañol
tontería
ton-te-ree-ah
FAفارسی
بی خردگی
bee-kh-re-d-gee
FISuomi
hulluutta
hul-loo-ut-ta
FRFrançais
idiotie
ee-dee-oh-tee
GUGU
મુર્ખાઈ
moor-kha-ee
HAHA
karya
kar-yah
HEעברית
טיפשות
tip-shut
HIहिन्दी
बेवकूफी
be-va-koo-fee
HUMagyar
bolondság
bo-lon-dsag
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
IGIG
nwata
nwa-ta
ITItaliano
futilità
foo-tee-lee-ta
JA日本語
ばかな
baka-na
KKKK
ақылсыздық
a-kyil-siz-dyk
KMKM
ក្បត់
kbat
KO한국어
어리석음
eo-ri-seok-eum
MRMR
अज्ञाना
a-jnya-na
MSBahasa Melayu
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
onsinnige
on-sin-nee-ge
NONorsk
dumhet
doom-het
PAPA
ਗ਼ਲਤ
gal-at
PLPolski
głupota
glo-po-ta
PTPortuguês
bobagem
bo-ba-gem
RORomână
prostie
pro-s-tee-eh
RUРусский
глупость
glo-po-st'
SVSvenska
dumhet
doom-het
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
மூர்க்கத்தனம்
moor-kka-tha-nam
TEతెలుగు
మోసగా
mo-sa-ga
THไทย
ความโง่
kwan-mot
TLTL
katangahan
ka-tan-ga-han
TRTürkçe
aptallık
ap-tal-lik
UKУкраїнська
глупощі
glo-poshchi
URاردو
بزدلی
baz-dee-lee
VITiếng Việt
sự ngu xuẩn
su ngu xu-an
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
蠢事
chǔn shì
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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