"bullyee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bullyees [plural]
Etymology: bully + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bully|ee}} bully + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} bullyee (plural bullyees)
  1. (informal) A victim of bullying. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-bullyee-en-noun-o-ok3WgI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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