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)

Say," he grumbled, "what call has that big lobster to bullyrag this crowd the way he's been doin'?

From The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility by Robertson, Morgan

One of the first things a detective has to do is to surprise his man, and then immediately begin to bullyrag and overbear him; pretend that all is known, that the game is up.

From The Voice in the Fog by MacGrath, Harold

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