Main Entry: ¹bug·ger

Pronunciation: \ˈbə-gər, ˈbu̇-gər\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy

Date: 1555

1 : sodomite
2 a : a worthless person : rascal b : fellow, chap
3 : a small or annoying thing <put down my keys and now I can't find the buggers>