crybully

noun

cry·​bul·​ly ˈkrī-ˌbu̇-lē 

variants or cry-bully

plural crybullies or cry-bullies

: a person who falsely claims to be a victim or who feigns emotional pain in order to manipulate, coerce, or threaten others

If you don't fight back, the crybully bullies you. If you fight back, the crybully cries … because you made him feel unsafe.

—Daniel Greenfield

—often used before another noun

… repeated failure of political nerve to adopt, or even back, an assertive stance against the crybully tactics.

—Martin Sherman

Word History

Etymology

cry(baby) + bully entry 1

Note: Introduction of the word has been attributed to the British writer Julie Burchill ("Meet the Cry-Bully: a hideous hybrid of victim and victor," The Spectator, April 21, 2015, online), though earlier use, perhaps nonce coinages, can be found.

First Known Use

1999, in the meaning defined above