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BULLY
Definition of BULLY
noun
A person who is intentionally physically or emotionally cruel to others, especially to those whom they perceive as being vulnerable or of less power or privilege.
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Where it comes from
From 1530, as a term of endearment, probably a diminutive (+ -y) of Dutch boel (“lover; brother”), from Middle Dutch boel, boele (“brother; lover”), from Old Dutch *buolo, from Proto-Germanic *bōlô (compare Middle Low German bôle (“brother”), Middle High German buole (“brother; close relative; close relation”) (whence German Buhle (“lover”)), Old English Bōla, Bōlla (personal name), diminutive of expressive *bō- (“brother, father”). Compare also Latvian bālinš (“brother”). More at boy. The term acquired a negative connotation during the 17th century; first ‘noisy, blustering fellow’ then ‘a person who is cruel to others’. Possibly influenced by bull (“male cattle”) or via the ‘prostitute's minder’ sense. The positive senses are dated, but survive in phrases such as bully pulpit.
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BULLY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 2 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 76, 4 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 110, 7 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First found by a player on Day 76, 4 August 2026.
Built from these letters
BULLY starts with B and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read BLLUY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. L appears more than once, including a double letter.
Words that start BULLY
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