bullyrag

American  

[bool-ee-rag] / ˈbʊl iˌræg /

verb (used with object)

bullyragged, bullyragging

1. to bully; harass.

   to bullyrag fraternity plebs.

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bullyrag British  

/ ˈbʊlɪˌræɡ /

verb

1. Also: ballyrag.  (tr) to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes

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Other Word Forms

• bullyragger noun

Etymology

Origin of bullyrag

First recorded in 1780–90; earlier ballarag, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Another leading citizen d'gs into the commodore's naval record, finds it a sorry mess, and tries to bullyrag the old boy out of town.

From Time Magazine Archive

And when she started to bullyrag you, it was all I could do—But it won't last long now.

From Death at the Excelsior And Other Stories by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)

And if you can’t lift it, then leave it for another trip, and bullyrag those skinflints at H. M. & Co.’s to send a man down to help you.

From Gold by White, Stewart Edward

Dared you break the crust and bullyrag 'em—hot, fierce and angry, what wide beaks buzz plain Saxon as ever spoke Witenagemot!

From Figures of Earth by Cabell, James Branch

But I did not come here to bullyrag like an old woman.

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony