BALLYHACK

PRONUNCIATION: (BAL-ee-hack)

MEANING: noun: Hell.

ETYMOLOGY: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps after the Irish village Ballyhack, where a castle was the holding place for confederates caught in a rebellion before they were expelled. Earliest documented use: 1843.

USAGE: “‘But what about the Sorbonne?’
‘The Sorbonne can go to Ballyhack.’”
John Dos Passos; Three Soldiers; George H. Doran Company; 1921.
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BULLY HACK - when the victim takes bloody revenge

BALLSY HACK - brazenly gaining unauthorized access to someone else's computer

BALL YACK - trash-talk in the sports arena