Bully
Bully adjective - Very good.
Usage example: he did a bully job
Not bad
Not bad adjective - Very good.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- They're not bad people per se, but Helga was The Unfavourite growing up (Word of God states that her mother Miriam was an alcoholic), and for a while it was her Freudian Excuse to be the school bully.
Source: Parental Neglect -
And in the South Pacific family visit, we met Brandon's dad/Russell's brother, who told Brandon to suck it up and get the money (not bad advice given Brandon's issues, but comes off as "abandon your principles") and tried to bully Coach into helping Brandon.
Source: Series / Survivor
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