bugger

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noun (1)

bug·​ger ˈbə-gər  ˈbu̇-gər 

1

usually offensive : sodomite

2

a

: a worthless person : rascal

b

: fellow, chap

3

: a small or annoying thing

I put down my keys and now I can't find the buggers.

bugger

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verb

bug·​ger ˈbə-gər 

buggered; buggering; buggers

transitive verb

1

usually vulgar : to commit sodomy with

2

: damn

3

: to put into disorder : bungle, botch

—often used with up

bugger

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noun (2)

bug·​ger ˈbə-gər 

: a person who plants electronic bugs

Synonyms of bugger

Noun (1)

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• clown
• joker
• skunk

Verb

• fumble
• goof (up)
• blow
• mess (up)
• foul up
• bollix (up)
• screw up
• ruin

Examples of bugger in a Sentence

Noun (1)

a cranky bugger who's always at odds with his neighbors

Verb

I've somehow buggered up the program again

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bugger

• lugger
• mugger
• slugger
• debugger