crybully
crybully noun: a person who engages in intimidation, harassment, or other abusive behaviour while claiming to be a victim, often using the perceived victimization to induce others to engage in bullying of the intended victim.
Noun
crybully (plural crybullies)
- A person who engages in intimidation, harassment, or other abusive behaviour while claiming to be a victim, often using the perceived victimization to induce others to engage in bullying of the intended victim.
- Lindros would rather jab a stick at someone retaliating for a fair hit than to wait his turn to get his own in ... Eric is just a bleeping crybaby ... a big bully and like most bullies just can't take it ... likes to dish it but can't take it ... geesh a little guy like Stock gets his goat ...Go in...1999 October 24, SNUMBER6 [username], “Re: Lindros...”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-rangers (Usenet)
- This is the age of the Cry-Bully, a hideous hybrid of victim and victor, weeper and walloper. They are everywhere, these duplicit Pushmi-Pullyus of the personal and the political2015 April 21, Julie Burchill, “Meet the Cry-Bully: a hideous hybrid of victim and victor”, in The Spectator
Verb
crybully (third-person singular simple present crybullies, present participle crybullying, simple past and past participle crybullied)
- To engage in behavior characteristic of a crybully; to intimidate, harass or abuse another person or group of people while claiming to be a victim.
Forms of crybully
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | crybullies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | crybullies |
| present participle | crybullying |
| past participle | crybullied |
| past | crybullied |
Origin of crybully
Blend of crybaby + bully.
Questions about crybully
- What does crybully mean?
- Crybully means a person who engages in intimidation, harassment, or other abusive behaviour while claiming to be a victim, often using the perceived victimization to induce others to engage in bullying of the intended victim.
- What part of speech is crybully?
- Crybully can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of crybully?
- The plural of crybully is crybullies.
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Source and license
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