buggered

bug·ger

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of buggered word

adjective buggered If someone says that they will be buggered if they will do something, they mean that they do not want to do it and they will definitely not do it. 3
adjective buggered If someone says that they are buggered, they mean that they are very tired. 3
adjective buggered If someone says that something is buggered, they mean that it is completely ruined or broken. 3
adjective buggered absolutely worn out 3
adjective buggered ruined 3
abbreviation BUGGERED broken 3

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Origin of buggered

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 Buggered

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Buggered

buggered 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.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

buggered usage trend in Literature

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