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also ballyrags
as in bullies
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
anonymous trolls on the website tried to bullyrag him into backing down
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“Bullyrags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullyrags. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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