Bullyrag
to bully; harass:
to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
Historical Examples
Miser Farebrother (vol 2 of 3) Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
Following the Equator, Complete Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Tom Sawyer, Detective Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
The Slang Dictionary John Camden Hotten
End of the Tether Joseph Conrad
What’s-His-Name George Barr McCutcheon
Step Lively! George Niblo
Figures of Earth James Branch Cabell
verb -rags, -ragging, -ragged
(transitive) to bully, esp by means of cruel practical jokes Also ballyrag
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