buggered (up)

past tense of bugger (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buggered (up)
Verb
  • Coleman fumbled away his first catch in that game, at Buffalo’s 10-yard line, gifting New England a free field goal in a three-point game.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels fumbled a handoff late in the fourth quarter and allowed the Bears’ defense to recover.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The emotions as referee Thomas Bramall blew the final whistle, confirming Wrexham’s first defeat in five Championship games, provided a stark contrast.
    Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But Holmes blew through his cash, spending much of it on expensive cars.
    Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a world of near-constant conference realignment and the transfer portal, the annual Red River Rivalry game at the State Fair of Texas is one of the few things the sport hasn’t screwed up.
    Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2025
  • How do things get so screwed up?
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This is the uniform in which DesRochers greets me at the nucleus of her sprawling entrepreneurial pursuits that are dubbed The Gratitude Collective, her brick home sitting high atop a hill in Avondale.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Tsung-Dao Lee Institute conducted the sea trial of a device dubbed the Subsea Precision Instrument Deployer with Elastic Releasing (Spider).
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Most American women who deal with domestic violence and are murdered, are murdered by their intimate partner.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The Sandy Hook massacre, in which 26 people were murdered, including 20 children, generated new debate over gun violence legislation, but Congress took no action.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Back in January, Preston remembered filming My Best Friend’s Wedding — and how an iconic scene ruined crab and lobster for her.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • All the beautiful lines have been ruined.
    Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Buggered (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buggered%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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