bally n.2
(UK black) a balaclava; thus bally / bally’d up, to wear / wearing a balaclava.
![[NZ]](/static/img/flags/nz.png "New Zealand") | Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 13/1: ballie up to put on a balaclava with criminal intent, in order to perform a burglary, robbery, daylight murder, rape, or any other crime that requires the wearing of a balaclava to ensure the perpetrator’s anonymity:. | |
 | www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads Grime Terminology Guide 🌐 Bally - Balaclava. | |
| ‘Homerton B’ 🎵 Opp block, bally on me / Panic and dash / Dem boy run and retreat. | |
![[UK]](/static/img/flags/uk.png "United Kingdom") | (ed.) ‘Drill Slang Glossary’ at Forensic Linguistic Databank 🌐 Bally, Bali – balaclava. | |
| What They Was 201: Bunny runs up he yard [...] bally’d up, holding a Glock 9. | |
| ‘Tizzy’ 🎵 No gloves, no bally, but I still came / And man can’t tell me ’bout gunplay. |
In phrases
(N.Z. prison) to cover a victim’s head with a blanket or pillowcase prior to administering an anonymous beating.
| Boobslang [U. Canterbury D.Phil. thesis] 13/1: ballie (someone) up to put a blanket or pillowcase over a victim’s head so as to beat him up without being identified. |