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Definition of bully boy noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bully boy

noun
 
/ˈbʊli bɔɪ/
 
/ˈbʊli bɔɪ/
(British English, informal)
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  1. an aggressive violent man
    • The group have frequently used bully-boy tactics.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBully boy is used before these nouns:
    • tactic
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