as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
a cranky bugger who's always at odds with his neighbors
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skunk
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In Wyoming, the National Park Service said rabies is most commonly found in bats and skunks.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025 -
So are the deer, turkeys, skunks, crickets, spiders, ticks, bats, dragonflies, and ospreys.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Buggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buggers. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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