ballyrag

American

[bal-ee-rag] / ˈbæl iˌræg /

verb (used with object)

ballyragged, ballyragging

bullyrag.

ballyrag British

/ ˈbælɪˌræɡ /

verb

a variant of bullyrag

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I suppose them Barneys up on Fifth Street will every one of them be strutting and ballyragging 'round with gewgaws, and fixings, and such like things.

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Lady Bellingdown, coming forward in the hall to meet them, overheard: "Is he ballyragging you again, dear?" she asked, while Nina lifted her veil for the impending greeting.

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I'm old enough not to be bossed and ballyragged by you two women!

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I did; but as he seen me coming out of the other place, he only ballyragged me, and said, 'We only discount for them as has letters of credit on us.'

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They set to work, and by dint of much discussing, disagreeing, ballyragging and bulldozing each other, they did make a fair start.

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