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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Picking up five years after the events of the second season, the former high school bully took over his father’s construction company.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
In a fit of rage a couple of nights later, Kimmel grabbed his father’s handgun, found the truck of bullies responsible, and blocked them in.

— Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of bully

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In the big screen take of Clayface, Hagen is a matinee idol on the rise, but his face gets slashed by thugs.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 23 July 2026
New Netflix exclusive The Debt Collector stars popular leading man Nadech Kugimiya as Num, a former hired thug who gets out of prison with just weeks to live.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

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The mother, as originally rendered in King’s novel and the De Palma film, is an abuser, tyrannical in her parenting.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Sometimes judges don’t have a full picture of the risks a victim faces, like an abuser’s access to weapons and prior threats to kill, and release men arrested on domestic violence charges quickly, with little to keep them away from the women they’re accused of hurting.

— Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026

Definition of abuser

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