What it means
A wally is a harmless idiot, someone being a bit daft or clueless. It’s a soft, matey put-down you chuck at friends after a silly mistake, not a proper row-starter. You’ll hear it at school, at work, down the pub, anywhere people are taking the mick without being vicious. Mild, classic, very British.
Usage examples
"Spent ages looking for my keys, then found them still in the door. My mate goes, you absolute wally, and keeps scrolling his phone."
"I locked myself out in the rain wearing odd shoes, felt like a right wally all the way to the neighbour's."
"Bless him, the wally put the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the fridge again."
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