Thesaurus results for BULLYBOY

bullyboy

noun

ˈbu̇-lē-ˌbȯi

Definition of bullyboy

as in bully

a person who teases, threatens, or hurts smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable persons residents reported on some bullyboys who were causing problems at the park

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Recent Examples of bullyboy Beijing’s bullyboy tactics were starting to hit uncomfortably close to home. — Mark L. Clifford, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2022 Chaffetz’s shtick — bullyboy investigator targeting the right’s bogeymen — worked when Hillary Clinton and/or President Obama were his targets. — Jennifer Rubin, The Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2017

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Noun

Mido, the jerk who blocks your progress in Kokiri Forest, has been subtly rewritten from bully to overbearing but well-intentioned boss.

— James Perkins Mastromarino, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
Worst of all are those who claim to be super Christian and then embrace public servants who are just plain mean, carrying themselves like adolescent schoolyard bullies without compunction.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of bully

Noun

Not among our political enemies, not among our historical heroes, not among our martyrs, not among the incels, and not among the collaborators.

— Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
So far, neither the city nor the conservancy seems willing to see speed itself as the enemy, but maybe another fatal crash or two will convince them.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of enemy

Noun

The other was Albrecht Hohler, thirty, a Communist member of the paramilitary group the Red Front Fighters and well known locally as a particularly vicious thug—a petty criminal who had been released from jail only a few months earlier.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
These low-level thugs typically are not believed to be formally aligned with Iran.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of thug

Noun

The claim featured in the ad was rated misleading, as a series of court records undercut the claim that Hamilton attempted to protect the child abuser.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
As part of his closing statement the lawyer also rounded on the 2023 Channel 4 documentary that alleged Brand was a serial abuser as part of a joint investigation with The Sunday Times of London.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of abuser

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