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ballyragging

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bal⋅ly⋅rag

  [bal-ee-rag]
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–verb (used with object), -ragged, -rag⋅ging.
bullyrag.

bul⋅ly⋅rag

  [bool-ee-rag]
–verb (used with object), -ragged, -rag⋅ging.
to bully; harass: to bullyrag fraternity plebs.
Also, ballyrag.

Origin:
1780–90; earlier ballarag, of obscure orig.

Related forms:
bul⋅ly⋅rag⋅ger, noun
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bul·ly·rag   (bŏŏl'ē-rāg')   
tr.v.   bul·ly·ragged also bal·ly·ragged, bul·ly·rag·ging also bal·ly·rag·ging, bul·ly·rags also bal·ly·rags
To mistreat or intimidate by bullying.

[From dialectal ballarag.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bullyrag [ˈbʊliræg]

  1. tv. & in.
    to harass someone. : Don't bullyrag me just because you're upset.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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