Ballyrag (Verb)
Meaning
Be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Her mother constantly ballyragged her about her clothes, insisting she dress more conservatively for family gatherings.
- He would ballyrag his younger sister over every little thing just to assert his authority.
- Her project manager had a tendency to ballyrag team members when deadlines were nearing.
- She hated visiting her grandmother as a child because her aunt would ballyrag her over table manners.
- If he disagreed with a coworker's idea, he'd ballyrag them until they changed their minds.