bullyrag
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
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
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)
Do you remember how you used to bullyrag me about my coat and your bridge?
From The End of the Tether by Conrad, Joseph
“If you’re going to bullyrag me....” he began blusteringly, “I may as well tell you that I’m not going back to Paris till I please, and–––” “Very well,” said Micky.
From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
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
The world pleaded, cajoled and bullyragged Nintendo into putting Mario on smartphones.
From Time ● Dec. 15, 2016
For his effrontery, Lindsay was exiled to the dismal Chicago Blackhawks in 1957, and thereafter bullyragged into early retirement.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 19, 2015
By 1936 he had bullyragged 200,000 Twin Citizens into signing up.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mother Seton fought priestly superiors who crossed her path, alternately teased and bullyragged her two sons.
From Time Magazine Archive
It ain't no use my taking her now," explained the mother, "I'll only get bullyragged for disturbing 'em.
From Paul Kelver, a Novel by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)
General Grigory Savonenkov, the Soviet minister, a bullyragging, bellowing, table-pounding type.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had been small, nervous, frequently ill, had resented his schoolmates' bullyragging.
From Time Magazine Archive
In their work the age of the first three King Georges and the Regency appears unmatched in history for sheer beef-eating, blowzy, bullyragging license.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the eve of the Washington talks, the bullyragging and the bitter recriminations that had passed between the U.S. and Britain faded into an abashed mumble-grumble.
From Time Magazine Archive
He tried ridicule; and when that didn't stop the crazy happenings, he took to bullyragging.
From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis
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