bullyboy

bul·ly·boy

B b

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo l-ee-boi]
- /ˈbʊl iˌbɔɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boo l-ee-boi]
- /ˈbʊl iˌbɔɪ/

Definitions of bullyboy word

noun bullyboy a ruffian or tough, esp a hired one 3
noun bullyboy (as modifier) 3
noun bullyboy a ruffian or hired hoodlum, especially one working for or associated with a political group. 1
noun bullyboy Alternative form of bully boy. 0

See all 4 definitions of bullyboy

Information block about the term

Origin of bullyboy

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; bully1 + boy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Bullyboy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bullyboy

bullyboy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bullyboy usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer