Bully vs Bolly - What's the difference?
bully | bolly |
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.
* Shakespeare
(often, followed by for) Well done!
(slang) champagne
* 2002 -- Paul Simpson: The Rough Guide to James Bond (page 211)
* 2005 Jane Wenham-Jones: One Glass Is Never Enough (page 295)
*:... popped the cork from a bottle of Bolly .
* 2006 --Ambrosia: Greek Girls Don't Cry (page 48)
*:"Can I order a bottle of Bolly ?" "Of course you can, love. Give them a bell. I won't be a mo."
In slang|lang=en terms the difference between bully and bolly
is that bully is (slang) jovial and blustering; dashing while bolly is (slang) champagne.As a noun bully
is a person who is cruel to others, especially those who are weaker or have less power.As a verb bully
is to intimidate (someone) as a bully.As an adjective bully
is (us|slang) very good; excellent.As an interjection bully
is (often|followed by for) well done!.As a proper noun bolly is
(slang) champagne.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!
Synonyms
* bravo, well done, see also .bolly
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- The DB5 makes a brief reappearance in GoldenEye, this time with a refrigerated glove box for a bottle of Bolly
