bugger
verb/ˈbʌɡə(r)/
/ˈbʌɡər/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they bugger | /ˈbʌɡə(r)/ /ˈbʌɡər/ |
| he / she / it buggers | /ˈbʌɡəz/ /ˈbʌɡərz/ |
| past simple buggered | /ˈbʌɡəd/ /ˈbʌɡərd/ |
| past participle buggered | /ˈbʌɡəd/ /ˈbʌɡərd/ |
| -ing form buggering | /ˈbʌɡərɪŋ/ /ˈbʌɡərɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (British English, taboo, slang) used as a swear word when somebody is annoyed about something or to show that they do not care about something at all
- Bugger! I've left my keys at home.
- bugger something Bugger it! I've burnt the toast.
- Oh, bugger the cost! Let's get it anyway.
- So I thought, bugger this for a lark.
- [transitive] bugger something (British English, taboo, slang) to break something or damage it so badly that it cannot be repaired
- I think I've buggered the computer.
- This will bugger the rear suspension.
- [transitive] bugger somebody (taboo or law) to have anal sex with somebody
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a heretic): from Middle Dutch, from Old French bougre ‘heretic’, from medieval Latin Bulgarus ‘Bulgarian’, particularly one belonging to the Orthodox Church and therefore regarded as a heretic by the Roman Church. The sense ‘sodomite’ (16th cent.) arose from an association of heresy with forbidden sexual practices; its use as a general insult dates from the early 18th cent.
Idioms
bugger me
- (British English, taboo, slang) used to express surprise
- Bugger me! Did you see that?
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