bugger (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger (up)
Verb
  • While the pull chain is much easier than trying to fumble with a tiny button, the shade occasionally catches on it when closing.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 18 June 2025
  • His team had just fumbled a win on the biggest stage, and his eyes wandered.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
Verb
  • Dort may not have picked up a foul on this particular play, part of a special second-half suffocation of Haliburton, but there are other moments like this when an official blows the whistle.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • His idea is included in the tweet below: By adopting this policy, the league would immediately change the calculations that come with fouling up three.
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • But Paige has been there, injuries fouling up her career, too.
    John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • After their underlings screwed up the Geneva trade agreement, the two bosses had to get involved which must be frustrating for them.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Rice is notoriously easy to screw up, and quick rice can get a bad rap.
    Sarah Felbin, SELF, 10 June 2025
Verb
  • However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.
    Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
  • The front nine, which has ruined more than a handful of U.S. Open rounds over the last two days, proved to be much tougher.
    Troy Finnegan‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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“Bugger (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.

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