单词 | bully-boy |
释义 | bully-boy also bully boy Word forms: plural bully-boys 1. countable noun If you describe a man as a bully-boy, you disapprove of him because he is rough and aggressive. [disapproval] ...bully-boys and murderers. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that someone uses bully-boy tactics, you disapprove of them because they use rough and aggressive methods. [journalism, disapproval] Some people accuse the tax inspectors of bully-boy tactics. bully boy in American English US a violent, bullying man; esp., a hired ruffian |
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