bullyrag

Example Sentences

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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

I tried to bullyrag him into keeping on, but it was no go.

From Ridgway of Montana (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) by Raine, William MacLeod

He was a born boss, and loved to command, and to jaw and dispute with inferiors and harry them and bullyrag them.

From Following the Equator, Part 6 by Twain, Mark

“If you’re going to bullyrag me....” he began blusteringly, “I may as well tell you that I’m not going back to Paris till I please, and–––” “Very well,” said Micky.

From The Phantom Lover by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)

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

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