verb
- to harass, intimidate, or bully someone persistently
Usage: informal; chiefly British
Examples
- The older students ballyragged the new kid until a teacher intervened.
- She felt ballyragged by her demanding boss who criticized everything she did.
- The committee members ballyragged him into changing his proposal.
- Stop ballyragging your little brother about his homework.
- The witness claimed he was ballyragged by the opposing lawyer during cross-examination.