Meaning of “bugger” in the English Dictionary

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buggernoun [ C ]

uk ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ər/ us ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ɚ/

› UK offensive a silly or annoying person:

Well you shouldn't have drunk so much, should you, you daft bugger!
The stupid bugger's given me the wrong ticket!

› UK informal used to or about someone that you feel sympathy for:

The poor bugger has nowhere else to sleep.

› US informal a person or animal, especially a young one that you like very much:

He's a cute little bugger, isn't he?

› UK offensive something that is very difficult or annoying:

This tin is a bugger to open.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Idiom(s)

bugger all

buggerexclamation

uk ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ər/ us ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ɚ/ UK offensive

› used to express anger:

Oh bugger, it's raining!
bugger it!

› used to express great anger:

Bugger it! I'm going to miss my train.
bugger me!

› used to express great surprise:

Bugger me! Did you see the speed that motorbike was going?

buggerverb [ T ]

uk ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ər/ us ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ɚ/

bugger verb [ T ] (HAVE SEX)

› UK offensive or specialized law to have sex by putting the penis in another person's anus

buggery
noun [ U ] uk ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ər.i/ us ​ /ˈbʌɡ.ɚ.i/ UK offensive or specialized

› anal sex

Idiom(s)

I'm buggered if...

Phrasal verb(s)

bugger about
bugger sb about
bugger off
bugger sth up

(Definition of “bugger” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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