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

I tried to bullyrag him into keeping on, but it was no go.

From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod

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)

On Sunday he allowed Mrs. Davis to bullyrag him into a tentative engagement.

From What's-His-Name by Fisher, Harrison

And wills fur it to live, and fights fur it to, and determines that it must, and jest natcherally tries fur to bullyrag death into going away.

From Danny's Own Story by Marquis, Don