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bugger Definition

bug·ger (bugər)

noun

  1. a sodomite
  2. a contemptible person
  3. a fellow; chap; also, a rascal or scamp: often used humorously or affectionately

Etymology: ME bougre < OFr < ML Bulgarus, lit., a Bulgarian; orig., 11th-c. Bulgarian heretic

transitive verb

to commit sodomy with
bugger Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • play: The difference is, if car drivers want to play silly buggers with a 40 ton artic, that's up to them.
  • get: Sorry to hear about your brush with Dundee's criminal fraternity; I'm sure they'll get the bugger eventually.
  • do: I think Ill market my idea of NVQs you can achieve by doing bugger all!

Adjective modifier

  • cheeky: I was then informed not to be a cheeky bugger.
  • silly: The only problem is every silly bugger gets a say.
  • daft: An open " get well soon, you daft bugger " to Ricky too.
  • lazy: I, on the other hand, was a full scale lazy bugger.
  • miserable: I know, I'm a miserable old bugger.
  • greedy: Mike Hick -- Monday, 26 September 2005, at 12:38 p.m. Re: Greedy Buggers!

Modifying Another Word

  • absolutely: Remember, he's done absolutely bugger all his entire life.
  • all: In reality, Gothic 2 has bugger all to do with ' the dark side of the 80s ' .
  • totally: Consignia Says: June 16th, 2006 at 1:54 pm Sorry, I totally buggered up the bit at the end.
  • about: A third reason, or rather an existing gut-feeling, is called ' not wanting to be buggered about by Brussels ' .
  • completely: Rose and Adam fled up a flight of stairs ( which we all know completely bugger Daleks ' plans for conquest ).
  • then: Knowing my luck, the slabs will turn up, eat the lot, and then bugger off as I plonk my box down!

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • off: Well they can bugger off then, can't they?
  • around: And if India end up about 30 runs short of victory, they really will regret buggering around during the second session.
  • up: For those of us who don't want to bugger up our stylus, what does the backward message on the single mean?

Followed by a transitive particle

  • off: Now bugger off lads, more candy in a minute, OK?

Noun used with modifier

  • rugger: Tim - 5, rugger buggers - 2. Tim gave an excellent talk.
bugger Quotes

We done the bugger!

—Tenzing Norgay known as  SherpaTenzing

Browse dictionary entries near bugger

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  6. bug fix
  7. bug-eyed
  8. bug
  9. bufotenine
  10. buffoonish
  1. bugger off
  2. buggery
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  5. buggiest
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