Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bullyrag

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bul-lyrag
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But once again both sides spent as much time bullyragging one another as they did questioning witnesses."
"In a feat of no small symbolic value, the school bullyragged the university into shutting down a fossil fuel power plant that had formerly occupied."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

bullyrags (present, singular) bullyragging (participle, present) bullyragged (participle, past) bullyragged (past) ballyrag (alternative)

Derived Forms

bullyragger

Synonyms

strong-arm bully browbeat ballyrag boss around hector push around

Questions

What does bullyrag mean?: To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.

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