bully boy

bully boy
n.
a violent, bullying man; esp., a hired ruffian

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  • bully boy — bully ,boy noun count BRITISH INFORMAL someone who uses threats or violence to get what they want: Managers wanted to fire employees who stood up to their bully boy tactics …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bully boy — n BrE informal someone who behaves in a violent and threatening way …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bully boy — ☆ bully boy n. a violent, bullying man; esp., a hired ruffian …   English World dictionary

  • bully boy — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bully boy : singular bully boy plural bully boys British informal someone who uses threats or violence to get what they want bully boy tactics …   English dictionary

  • bully boy — noun Bully boy is used before these nouns: ↑tactic …   Collocations dictionary

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