buggery

bug·ger·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhg-uh-ree, boo g-]
- /ˈbʌg ə ri, ˈbʊg-/
- /ˈbʌ.ɡə.ri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhg-uh-ree, boo g-]
- /ˈbʌg ə ri, ˈbʊg-/

Definitions of buggery word

uncountable noun buggery Buggery is anal intercourse. 3
noun buggery anal intercourse between a man and another man, a woman, or an animal 3
noun buggery sodomy 3
noun buggery sodomy. 1
noun buggery anal sex 1
interjection buggery frustration, anger 1

See all 10 definitions of buggery

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Origin of buggery

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; Middle English bugerie heresy; see bugger1, -y3

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Parts of speech for Buggery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Buggery

buggery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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

buggery usage trend in Literature

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