baal

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

or Bail, interj. and adv.


«An aboriginal expression of disapproval.» (Gilbert Parker,Glossary to `Round the Compass in Australia,' 1888.) It wasthe negative in the Sydney dialect.

1893. J. F. Hogan, `Robert Lowe,' p. 271, quoting from `TheAtlas' (circa 1845):

«Traces, however, of the Egyptian language are discoverableamong the present inhabitants, with whom, for instance, theword `Bale' or `Baal' is in continual use . . . .» [Evidentlya joke.]

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