bullydom

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English

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Etymology

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From bully +‎ -dom.

Noun

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bullydom (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being a bully.
    • 1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast:
      Do you see the broken porcelain, dear ladies? […] What else is that but the Régime, broken for ever — the bullydom of Gertrude — the stony heart of Sepulchrave […]
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