Badger vs Bully - What's the difference?
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A common name for any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and (American badger).
A native or resident of the American state, Wisconsin.
(obsolete) A brush made of badger hair.
(in the plural, obsolete, vulgar, cant) A crew of desperate villains who robbed near rivers, into which they threw the bodies of those they murdered.
to pester, to annoy persistently.
(British, informal) To pass gas; to fart.
(obsolete) An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another.
A person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.
A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.
* Palmerston
A hired thug.
A prostitute’s minder; a pimp.
(uncountable) Bully beef.
(obsolete) A brisk, dashing fellow.
The small scrum in the Eton College field game.
A small freshwater fish.
To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
To act aggressively towards.
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(US, slang) Very good; excellent.
(slang) Jovial and blustering; dashing.
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(often, followed by for) Well done!
In obsolete terms the difference between badger and bully
is that badger is an itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grain in one place and sold it in another while bully is a brisk, dashing fellow.As nouns the difference between badger and bully
is that badger is a common name for any mammal of three subfamilies, which belong to the family Mustelidae: Melinae (Eurasian badgers), Mellivorinae (ratel or honey badger), and subfamily: Taxideinae (American badger) while bully is a person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.As verbs the difference between badger and bully
is that badger is to pester, to annoy persistently while bully is to intimidate (someone) as a bully.As an adjective bully is
very good; excellent.As an interjection bully is
well done.badger
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , referring to the animal's badge-like white blaze.Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (native or resident of Wisconsin) WisconsiniteHolonyms
* (mammal) cete, colonyDerived terms
* American badger * European badger * ferret-badger * hog badger * honey badger * stink badgerSee also
* cete * meline * sett, set * (wikipedia) *Verb
- He kept badgering her about her bad habits.
Synonyms
* (to fart)Etymology 2
''(Possibly from "bagger". "Baggier" is cited by the OED in 1467-8)Noun
(en noun)See also
*Anagrams
* ----bully
English
(wikipedia bully)Noun
- A playground bully pushed a girl off the swing.
- I noticed you being a bully towards people with disabilities.
- Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.
- "Bully Bottom" from A Midsummer Night's Dream, III, i, 6.
Synonyms
* (hired thug) henchman, thug * (pimp) pimp, ponceVerb
(en-verb)- You shouldn't bully people for being gay.
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Synonyms
* (intimidate) browbeat, hector, intimidate, ride roughshod over * (act aggressively toward) push around, ride roughshod overAdjective
(er)- a bully horse
- Bless thee, bully doctor.
Synonyms
* (excellent) excellent, marvellous/marvelous, splendid, super, superb, top-notchDerived terms
* bully boy * bully pulpitInterjection
(en interjection)- She's finally leaving her abusive husband — bully for her!
