When Teddy referred to "bully," he likely meant someone who intimidates or mistreats others, often to assert power or control. This term can imply both physical and emotional aggression, highlighting the negative impact of such behavior on victims. Teddy's use of the word may also reflect a broader commentary on social dynamics and the importance of standing up against injustice.
Bully An Adventure with Teddy Roosevelt - 1978 is rated/received certificates of: USA:PG
It was "Bully".
john Hancock
What he meant was that being President made people listen to what he had to say. The presidency was like a pulpit- he could figuratively stand up and preach to his congregation, the American people, and his words carried authority. "bully" here means excellent or splendid.
I believe Teddy Roosevelt coined the term "bully pulpit." Does that count?
It can be in the sense used by Teddy Roosevelt, meaning excellent or splendid. As an interjection (Bully!) it can mean "Good for you!" The other meaning of bully is a noun for an mean, intimidating person, and a verb meaning to intimidate others as a bully does.
A bully
Theodore ( Teddy) Rosevelt
Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland. No, actually Horton in Horton Hatches an Egg. "I meant what I said and I said what I meant; an elephant's faithful one hundred per cent."
Extort money from its followers and blackmail or bully ex-members into silence.
Horton says: "I meant what I said and I said what I meant... an elephant's faithful-one hundred percent" in the Dr. Suess classic Horton Hatches the Egg.
Teddy Roosevelt