bully beef

noun

1. canned or pickled beef.

bully beef

noun

1. Often shortened to: bully. tinned corned beef

Word History and Origins

Origin of bully beef¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Word History and Origins

Origin of bully beef¹

C19 bully , anglicized version of French bouilli , from boeuf bouilli boiled beef

Example Sentences

He said: "You all stick together like glue and the main thing is 'how soon can I have a cup of tea and a bully beef sandwich?"

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Maddie took the offered half sandwich—bully beef straight from the tin as usual.

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She said: "He replied that when serving during World War Two he was issued with tins of bully beef stamped 'WW1' and it hadn't done him any harm."

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“If they think Spam is terrible, they ought to have eaten the bully beef we had in the last war.”

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Souvenirs were exchanged — cigars, cigarettes, belt buckles, uniform buttons, tins of bully beef and jam.

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