Bully

a braggart; in the language of the streets, a man of the most degraded morals, who protects fallen females, and lives off their miserable earnings.— Shakspeare , in A Midsummer Night’s Dream , uses the word in its old form, as a term of endearment. This epithet is often applied in a commendable sense among the vulgar; thus—a good fellow or a good horse will be termed “a BULLY fellow,” “a BULLY horse;” and “a BULLY woman” signifies a right, good motherly old soul. Among Americans, “ BULLY for you,” is a commendatory phrase, and “that’s BULLY ” is a highly eulogistic term.