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

Then we watched them go and bullyrag Jake; because we was pretty uneasy for him.

From Tom Sawyer, Detective by Twain, Mark

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

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

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

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

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony