Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bully beef

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
bul-ly beef
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pickled or canned beef.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From a corruption of French bouilli (“boiled”) + beef.

Usage

Phrases

big as bull-beef corned beef salt beef ugly as bull-beef

Frequently Paired Words

big as bull-beef corned beef salt beef ugly as bull-beef

Synonyms

corned beef corn beef

Questions

What does bully beef mean?
Pickled or canned beef.
Where does bully beef come from?
From a corruption of French bouilli (“boiled”) + beef.

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