as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a cranky bugger who's always at odds with his neighbors
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Recent Examples of bugger
Fortunately, there are tons of products available to help prevent mosquito bites and drive the little buggers away from you in the first place.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
At least one week before your trip, inspect the leaves and branches for pests and eradicate any buggers.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
In the Eighties and Nineties, student groups tended to be formed along private school/state school lines, among rugger buggers and debaters, actors and engineers.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
Treatment tends to be a journey for folks diagnosed with SIBO—which might come as a surprise for a condition that hinges on extra bacterial buggers.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Advertisement As far as the feds were concerned, that meant dropping pesticide on the little buggers from the air — the same advice Brown was getting from his state ag officials.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Microbes are clever little buggers —- for decades, they've been used by the mining industry to efficiently extract some 25 percent of the world’s gold and copper in a more environmentally friendly manner.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
After escaping their own airborne prison, the little buggers begin to wreak havoc in the skies, causing another plane to collide with Athena’s.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2024
Streamers like wooly buggers and large wet flies can be swung and stripped through likely areas to elicit a strike.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 June 2025
At least one week before your trip, inspect the leaves and branches for pests and eradicate any buggers.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
In the Eighties and Nineties, student groups tended to be formed along private school/state school lines, among rugger buggers and debaters, actors and engineers.
—Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 31 Dec. 2024
Treatment tends to be a journey for folks diagnosed with SIBO—which might come as a surprise for a condition that hinges on extra bacterial buggers.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
Advertisement As far as the feds were concerned, that meant dropping pesticide on the little buggers from the air — the same advice Brown was getting from his state ag officials.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
Microbes are clever little buggers —- for decades, they've been used by the mining industry to efficiently extract some 25 percent of the world’s gold and copper in a more environmentally friendly manner.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
After escaping their own airborne prison, the little buggers begin to wreak havoc in the skies, causing another plane to collide with Athena’s.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2024
Streamers like wooly buggers and large wet flies can be swung and stripped through likely areas to elicit a strike.
—Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 12 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger
Noun
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Here, witches are real — and so are jerks.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The passengers include the requisite obnoxious jerk, Dan (Angus Sampson), already throwing his weight around and breaking no-smoking rules at LAX.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The book's main character — Cheese — was inspired by her real-life rescue dog, who was known for chasing squirrels and bringing energy into her life.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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By targeting a gene central to the molecular dysfunction and creating a novel system to deliver functional genetic instructions, High, Bennett and Maguire were able to move their therapy from the lab to experiments in dogs and finally to clinical trials in humans.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Even a rival gave kudos — kind of — to the clown.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Thor is now a circus clown — not even a funny one at that — relegated to being the butt of Star-Lord's unfunny jokes and the least-serious Avenger.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
Noun
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The 69-year-old joker plans to make his comeback at California’s Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena Wednesday night.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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After months bandying about the term joker to describe his team’s need for a matchup-threat pass-catcher, Sean Payton sat with the media at the NFL owners’ meetings in Palm Beach, Florida, last year and confirmed Denver had gotten its guy.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Only about 30 percent of all nests evade their many predators, including skunks, opossums, raccoons, coyotes, snakes, and even domestic dogs and cats.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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That means don’t send your dog out to charge a skunk, and don’t go outside banging on pots and pans or yelling, which is only going to make the skunk feel threatened.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2026
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