Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense buggers, present participle buggering, past tense, past participle buggered
1. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN]
Some people use bugger to describe a person who has done something annoying or stupid.
[mainly British, informal, rude, disapproval]
2. singular noun
Some people say that a job or task is abugger when it is difficult to do.
[British, informal, rude]
3. verb
Some people use bugger in expressions such as bugger them or bugger the cost in order to emphasize that they do not care about the person or thing that the word or phrase refers to.
[British, informal, rude, feelings]
4. verb
To bugger someone means to have anal intercourse with them.
5.
See bugger it/bugger
6.
See bugger me
Phrasal verbs:
See bugger about
See bugger off
See bugger up
bugger in British English
(ˈbʌɡə)
noun
1. offensive
a person who practises anal intercourse
2. slang
a person or thing considered to be contemptible, unpleasant, or difficult
3. slang
a humorous or affectionate term for a person or child
a silly old bugger
a friendly little bugger
4. bugger all
5. play silly buggers
verb
6. offensive
to practise anal intercourse (with)
7. (transitive) slang, mainly British
to ruin, complicate, or frustrate
8. (transitive) slang
to tire; weary
exclamation
9. slang
an exclamation of annoyance or disappointment
Word origin
C16: from Old French bougre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus Bulgarian; from the condemnation of the dualist heresy rife in Bulgaria from thetenth century to the fifteenth
bugger in American English1
(ˈbʌɡər, ˈbuɡ-)
noun
1. informal
a fellow or lad (used affectionately or abusively)
a cute little bugger
2. informal
any object or thing
3. vulgar
a person who engages in anal sexual intercourse
4. chiefly Brit slang
a.
a despicable or contemptible person, esp. a man
b.
an annoying or troublesome thing, situation, etc
transitive verb
5. vulgar
to be the active partner in anal sexual intercourse with
6. slang
damn
Bugger the cost—I want the best
7. chiefly Brit slang
to trick, deceive, or take advantage of
8. See bugger up
intransitive verb
9. See bugger off
Word origin
[1300–50; ME bougre ‹ AF bugre ‹ ML Bulgarus heretic, lit., Bulgarian, by assoc. of the Balkans with heretical sects such as theBogomils and their alleged sexual practices; def. 1 perh. by reanalysis as bug1 or bug2 + -er1 ( cf. booger)]
bugger in American English2
(ˈbʌɡər)
noun
a person who installs a hidden listening device
Word origin
[1965–70; bug1 + -er1]
All related terms of 'bugger'
bugger me
Some people say bugger me to emphasize that they are very surprised about something.
bugger up
If someone buggers something up , they ruin it or spoil it.
bugger all
Bugger all is a rude way of saying 'nothing'.
bugger off
If someone buggers off , they go away quickly and suddenly . People often say bugger off as a rude way of telling someone to go away.
bugger about
If someone buggers about or buggers around , they waste time doing unnecessary things.
rugger bugger
a male follower of rugby culture
bugger it/bugger
Some people say bugger it or bugger when they are angry that something has gone wrong .