bugger

bug·ger

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhg-er, boo g-]
- /ˈbʌg ər, ˈbʊg-/
- /ˈbʌɡ.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhg-er, boo g-]
- /ˈbʌg ər, ˈbʊg-/

Definitions of bugger word

countable noun bugger Some people use bugger to describe a person who has done something annoying or stupid. 3
singular noun bugger Some people say that a job or task is a bugger when it is difficult to do. 3
verb bugger Some people use bugger in expressions such as bugger him 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. 3
verb bugger To bugger someone means to have anal intercourse with them. 3
noun bugger a person who practises buggery 3
noun bugger a person or thing considered to be contemptible, unpleasant, or difficult 3

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Origin of bugger

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English bougre < Anglo-French bugre < Medieval Latin Bulgarus heretic, literally, Bulgarian, by association of the Balkans with heretical sects such as the Bogomils and their alleged deviant sexual practices; def. 1 perhaps by reanalysis as bug1 or bug2 + -er1 (cf. booger)

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Parts of speech for Bugger

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bugger

bugger popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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