WORD FOR THE DAY: BALLYRAG

2000 Most Challenging and Obscure Words

[Louis Foxwell]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

ballyrag [BAL ee rag]

hear it pronounced

verb

To tease or bully with crude practical jokes. As a noun denotes tormenting behavior. Ballyragging is reprehensible abusive horseplay and badgering.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[Louis Foxwell]

Media and politicians ballyrag Trump relentlessly. His popularity soars in response.

[Louis Foxwell]

Here is a uniquely appropriate word used to describe conservative tormentors. Have fun wordsmiths.
Awards will be given beginning 9:AM.

[moose07]

The Windshield needs cleaning, where did i put that BallyRag.
:)

[NorthstarMom]

We homeschool to avoid both indoctrination from godless teachers and ballyragging from peers. Or is it indoctrination from peers and ballyragging from godless teachers? I forget.

[knarf]

NOW I'll be repremanded .. along with lollygagging and skylarking ... with ballyragging too !

A guy just can't get no respect

[onyx]

What are the chances that morbidly obese, aging Hillary Clinton will ever cease to ballrag Bill for lusting at slim, trim and busty women?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

I’ve had a bellyful of the ballyragging of the Tea Party by bilious rags like the DC ComPost and the NY and LA Slimes.

[Travis T. OJustice]

Ben Carson was a fool to go on that viper pit called The View yesterday, knowing he would get ballyragged by those nasty rag hags.

[SoothingDave]

She was ballyragging me so hard she had blood coming out of her... whatever.

[xsmommy]

good one, albeit kind of gross ; )

[xsmommy]

Was the Sup Ct justice just ballyragging?

[NicknamedBob]

I wanted to get a rally bag out of the procedure, but the Reverend Spooner only provided me with a ballyrag.

[xsmommy]

I'm afraid there won't be any German tears and that's what scares me.

[MrB]

Ballyragwow?

[xsmommy]

Ballyragging.

[Louis Foxwell]

Need it to wipe the eggs off your windows? Here's your award:

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

At the Yanks, teams continue to ballyrag
Yankee hitters strike out; they just lollygag
Yogi, above, could just hover
And exclaim, “NOW it’s over”
When Steinbrenner died, lost their moneybag

[Louis Foxwell]

Either way makes sense to me.

[Louis Foxwell]

Can't get no respect when skylarking and ballyragging are your singular pastimes. Nice synonym.

First Place

[knarf]

Awww ... I .... uhhhhh .... (sniff) ..... uhhhhhhhhhhhhh ......