ballyrags (Meaning)

ballyrags

to intimidate by bullying, to vex by teasing

The old man's ballyrags hung from the clothesline like tattered flags.
The child's ballyrags were torn and dirty, a testament to their hard life.
The homeless woman wrapped herself in her threadbare ballyrags to keep warm.
The beggar stood in the street, his ballyrags soaking up the rain.
The soldier's uniform was reduced to ballyrags after the intense battle.
The abandoned house was filled with ballyrags, remnants of its former inhabitants.
The child huddled under a blanket made of ballyrags, shivering in the cold.
The thief used ballyrags to wipe away the evidence of his crime.
The old woman's ballyrags were a symbol of her poverty and despair.
The man wore ballyrags out of necessity, not out of choice.

to intimidate by bullying, to vex by teasing

scares, intimidates,bullies, pressures, strong-arms, picks on, bogarts, harasses, browbeats, coerces

encourages, consoles,cheers, reassures, comforts, soothes, persuades, solaces, convinces,steels

The old man's ballyrags hung from the clothesline like tattered flags.

The child's ballyrags were torn and dirty, a testament to their hard life.

The homeless woman wrapped herself in her threadbare ballyrags to keep warm.

The beggar stood in the street, his ballyrags soaking up the rain.