bullyrag
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- bullyragger noun
Etymology
Origin of bullyrag
First recorded in 1780–90; earlier ballarag, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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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
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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
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