- Definition
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Variant of bullyrag; to bully, harass, taunt or abuse verbally.
- Examples of word Ballyrag in a sentence
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“I hope this will be a lesson to you, Doyle, and will teach you not to ballyrag your customers in future.”
- Did you Know?
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“Bally” is an old British alternation of the word bloody and to rag someone means to banter, annoy or scold them. Therefore, ballyrag is a sort of tautological compound (saying the same thing twice in different words) which basically means “annoy-annoy.”
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