bullyboy

bul·ly·boy

noun \ˈbu̇-lē-ˌbȯi, ˈbə-\

Definition of BULLYBOY

: a swaggering bully

Examples of BULLYBOY

1. political bullyboys who threaten their opponents
2. <unfortunately, some local bullyboys had made the park their turf, and families avoided it>

First Known Use of BULLYBOY

1909

Related to BULLYBOY

Synonyms

bully, hector, intimidator

Related Words

antagonist, enemy; abuser, baiter, giber (or jiber), harasser, harrier, heckler, mocker, needler, oppressor, persecutor, ridiculer, taunter, tease, teaser, torturer; goon, homeboy, homey (or homie), hood, hoodlum, hooligan, mug, punk, rough, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, thug, tough, toughie (also toughy); cutthroat, felon, gangster, gunman, mobster, racketeer

Rhymes with BULLYBOY

Adonai, altar boy, attaboy, cabin boy, Charleroi, chorus boy, copyboy, corduroy, good old boy, hoi polloi, mama's boy, Niterói, office boy, paperboy, poster boy, pretty boy, redeploy, roaring boy, sonobuoy, teddy boy, Tinkertoy, water boy, whipping boy