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ballyrag

Verb (usu participle)

bal=ly=rag

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ballyrag(v = verb.emotion) boss around, browbeat, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm - be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

is one way to intimidate

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

ballyrag, v.

to be bossy towards; same as bullyrag. [WordNet 1.5]

ballyrag, v.tr. (also bullyrag) (-ragged, -ragging) sl. play tricks on; scold, harass.

Etymology

18th c.: orig. unkn.

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