bully

Etymology
From 1530, as a term of endearment, probably a diminutive of, from , , from , from  (compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (whence ), 🇨🇬, , diminutive of  . Compare also 🇨🇬. More at.

The term acquired a negative connotation during the 17th century; first ‘noisy, blustering fellow’ then ‘a person who is cruel to others’. Possibly influenced by or via the ‘prostitute's minder’ sense. The positive senses are dated, but survive in phrases such as bully pulpit.

Noun

 * 1) A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
 * 2) A noisy, blustering, tyrannical person, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome.
 * 3) A hired thug.
 * 4) A sex worker's minder.
 * 5)  Bully beef.
 * 6)  A brisk, dashing fellow.
 * 7) The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
 * 8) Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family ; . Common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus.jpg
 * 9)  An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
 * 10)  A companion; mate.
 * 11)  A darling, sweetheart.
 * 12)  A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
 * 13)  A miner's hammer.
 * 1) The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
 * 2) Any of various small freshwater or brackishwater fish of the family ; . Common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus.jpg
 * 3)  An (eldest) brother; a fellow workman; comrade
 * 4)  A companion; mate.
 * 5)  A darling, sweetheart.
 * 6)  A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
 * 7)  A miner's hammer.
 * 1)  A darling, sweetheart.
 * 2)  A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
 * 3)  A miner's hammer.
 * 1)  A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
 * 2)  A miner's hammer.
 * 1)  A standoff between two players from the opposing teams, who repeatedly hit each other's hockey sticks and then attempt to acquire the ball, as a method of resuming the game in certain circumstances.
 * 2)  A miner's hammer.
 * 1)  A miner's hammer.

Translations

 * Afrikaans: boelie
 * Arabic: مُسْتَأْسِد, مُتَنَمِّر
 * Armenian:
 * Basque: jazarlea
 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Catalan: assetjador
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:, ,
 * Danish: bølle, tyran
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: türann, kiusaja, riiukukk
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: bragoleán, bravoeiro, cacheteiro, rifón, tasqueirón, tarapuxeiro
 * Georgian: მოძალადე
 * German:, Bully, , Schikaneur
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: क्रूर,, धौंसबाज,
 * Icelandic:
 * Ingrian: puruli
 * Irish: ansmachtaí, bulaí
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese:, 苛めっ子
 * Khmer: អ្នកធ្វើបាប
 * Korean: 괴롭히는 사람,
 * Latin: grassātor
 * Macedonian: силе́џија, на́силник
 * Maori: kaiwhakawetiweti, kaiwhakaweti
 * Mongolian:
 * Norman: bruta
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: bølle
 * Portuguese: rufia, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: maoidhear, burraidh, pulaidh
 * Spanish:, , matón, , peleón, , , matasiete
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: คนพาล
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: хуліга́н, забія́ка
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: palkattu pahoinpitelijä
 * Latin: grassātor
 * Macedonian: си́лник
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: matón,


 * Maori: hawai, tītarakura

Verb

 * 1)  To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
 * 2)  To act aggressively towards.
 * 1)  To act aggressively towards.
 * 1)  To act aggressively towards.
 * 1)  To act aggressively towards.
 * 1)  To act aggressively towards.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Cherokee: ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 蝦
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Czech:, zastrašovat
 * Danish: herse med,
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: kiusama
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Guaraní: ñembosarái
 * Hindi: दबंगी, धौंसना,, धौंसबाजी
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: leggja í einelti
 * Irish: ansmachtaigh
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Macedonian: запла́шува, застра́шува
 * Maori: hawene, whakaweti, whakawetiweti, whakahakahaka
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: maoidh
 * Spanish:, , , hacer bullying,
 * Swedish:
 * Thai: ข่มเหงรังแก
 * Ukrainian: хуліган
 * Vietnamese:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech: týrat,
 * Danish: tyrannisere
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian: terroriseerima, türanniseerima
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , , ,
 * German:, ,
 * Macedonian: малтрети́ра, тиранизи́ра, тероризи́ра
 * Maori: whakahakahaka
 * Portuguese:, , , ,
 * Russian:, , ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: maoidh
 * Spanish: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:

Adjective

 * 1)  Very good.
 * 2)  Jovial and blustering.
 * 1)  Jovial and blustering.
 * 1)  Jovial and blustering.
 * 1)  Jovial and blustering.
 * 1)  Jovial and blustering.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech:, , prvotřídní
 * Danish: fin, udmærket
 * French: ,
 * Macedonian: о́дличен
 * Portuguese:

Interjection

 * 1)  Well done!

Translations

 * Danish: fint, udmærket
 * Esperanto:
 * French:
 * Macedonian: бра́во
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
Borrowed from, itself a derivation of.

Noun

 * 1)   way of resuming the game with a standoff between two opposing players who repeatedly hit each other's sticks, then try to gain possession of the ball

Etymology
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