Synonyms

rowdy roughneck ruffian yobbo hooligan yobo yob tough

Used in print

The covers slid down his skinny neck so I saw his head , fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed , but his face was turned to the wall - there was the pale shadow of his nose on the plaster - and I thought , Well you do n't look much like a pig-drunk bully now .

Related terms

attacker tough_guy bullyboy muscleman skinhead browbeat

Synonyms

great swell cracking dandy cool peachy keen neat nifty not_bad groovy slap-up corking smashing bang-up

Examples

"a bully pulpit" "a neat sports car" "had a great time at the party" "you look simply smashing"

Used in print

`` Bully for you '' , Gibby said .

Related terms

colloquialism good

Synonyms

browbeat push_around ballyrag boss_around hector bullyrag strong-arm

Examples

"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

Related terms

intimidate tyrannize

Synonyms

swagger browbeat

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coax