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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gal•ly v.t., -lied, -ly•ing. [Chiefly Dial.]

Dialect Terms, Slang Termsto frighten or scare.

compare earlier gallow, apparently representing Old English agælwan to frighten 1695–1705

'gally' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

callithump - extralegal - frugal - fugal - galliwasp - illegal - legal - regal - viceregal

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