Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory)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.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Tom is such a crybully.

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  2. The crybully claimed to have been "violently assaulted" after food was thrown at her in protest of her far-right politics.

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Origin

Blend of crybaby + bully.

Blend of crybaby + bully.

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Forms

plural: crybullies
Singularcrybully
Pluralcrybullies

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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