Definition of bugger
bugger
noun
- a difficult task, a hard time. Origin: British
That last job was a bugger.
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Last edited on Jun 17 2003. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
- a person. Not necessarily offensive. Origin: British.
He's a funny bugger isn't he?
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Last edited on May 05 2013. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
- a contemptible person.
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Last edited on Jul 24 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
verb - transitive
- to sodomize. Also used like "fuck" in expressions like "Bugger off!", "Bugger that!", and as an exclamation of disappointment. Origin: British.
Oh bugger!
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- See more words with the same meaning: sex, sexual intercourse.
Last edited on Feb 20 2013. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.
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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)': | |
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| Definitions include: as advertised. | |
| Definitions include: British term for vehicles produced by Mercedes-Benz, not used in US due to confusion with Ford division Mercury. | |
| Definitions include: an obese, long-term welfare recipient. | |
| Definitions include: an extended period of alcohol or drug use. | |
| Definitions include: extremely drunk. Common in Ireland and the UK. | |
| Definitions include: upset, disappointed. | |
| Definitions include: nonsense. | |
| Definitions include: 1) screw up 2) not live up to your ability. | |
| Definitions include: generally displeasing. | |
| Definitions include: to be sad. | |
| Definitions include: The same as ditto (British). | |
| Definitions include: sassy, beyond sassy... incredibly choleric. | |
| Definitions include: to reconnoiter. | |
| Definitions include: an idiotic or incompetent person. | |
Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: angry retort. | |
| Definitions include: on schedule, under control, with necessary preconditions met, etc. | |
| Definitions include: "okay, thanks, 'bye". | |
| Definitions include: This definition is questionable and is pending deletion. | |
| Definitions include: "anyhow"; "anyway"; "anyways". | |
| Definitions include: very. | |
| Definitions include: see the fuck. | |
| Definitions include: yes; "bingo". | |
| Definitions include: "screw this" or "fuck this". | |
| Definitions include: exclamation upon seeing an attractive person. | |
| Definitions include: See also the man. | |
| Definitions include: feces. | |
| Definitions include: interjection of disappointment. | |
| Definitions include: "thank you". | |
| Definitions include: variant of "hell to the yes". | |
Other terms relating to 'sex, sexual intercourse': | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: Possibly from the French word "putain" meaning "whore." | |
| Definitions include: to defeat comprehensively. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with. | |
| Definitions include: to be successful. | |
| Definitions include: a girl having sex with a guy. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: sex. | |
| Definitions include: to literally get one's penis wet, via receiving oral sex or having sexual intercourse. | |
| Definitions include: quick sex. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to acquire. | |
Other terms relating to 'uncool person, jerk, asshole (general insults - list of)': | |
| Definitions include: a despicable person. | |
| Definitions include: see jackwagon. | |
| Definitions include: a general insult. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling of douche. | |
| Definitions include: a complete jerk. | |
| Definitions include: an insult. | |
| Definitions include: an undesirable person - usually one who is without morals or decency. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling/pronunciation of "bitch. | |
| Definitions include: general insult. | |
| Definitions include: a person who is being an idiot or a stupid ass. | |
| Definitions include: a disliked person. | |
| Definitions include: general insult; "lame person". | |
| Definitions include: mouth. | |
| Definitions include: alternate spelling / pronunciation of "bitch". | |
| Definitions include: To engage in an activity which is inherently wasteful (particularly when one is at work) and for which there isn't any tangible compensation or reward, other than one's own mental stimulation. | |
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Other terms relating to 'bugger': | |
| Definitions include: to waste time. | |
| Definitions include: exhausted or tired. | |
| Definitions include: a session of sex. | |
| Definitions include: to leave; "get lost". | |
| Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: "keep buggering on", i.e. don't give up. | |
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