bugger
bugger
Definition
bug·ger (bug′ər)
noun
- a sodomite
- a contemptible person
- 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!
