buggerationn.int.

Brit.

/ˌbʌɡəˈreɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌbəɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bugger v., -ation suffix.

Etymology: < bugger v. + -ation suffix, probably after botheration n.

slang and colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand).

A. n.

1. like buggeration: used to indicate extremity or intensity. Cf. buggery n. and adj. Phrases 3. rare.

ΚΠ

1890 W. E. Henley Let. 15 Oct. in Lett. W. E. Henley to C. Whibley (2013) I. 164 The Gospel of Twaddle..is in your best & neatest vein, & will make Cook sit up like buggeration.

1987 S. Evans Seasonal Tribal Feasts iv. 164 They all care like buggeration.

2. Annoyance, frustration; utter confusion. Also: a cause or source of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun]

brabbling1530

confusion1530

ruffle1533

pell-mellc1586

confusedness1587

huddle1606

Babel confusion1653

promiscuity1663

hugger-mugger1674

promiscuousness1676

clutter1692

jumblement1706

muddle1808

embranglement1826

mare's nest1837

muddlement1857

muddledom1891

muddliness1891

mêlée1895

mix-up1898

huddledom1923

buggeration1962

mixed-upness1967

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [noun] > annoyance or vexation

teenOE

dretchinga1050

taryingnessa1300

annoyc1300

dretch?13..

noyc1330

unquertc1390

noyinga1398

nuisancec1400

unsoundc1400

noisance1421

annuisancec1440

discumbrancea1500

noymentc1503

cumber?a1513

molesting1523

tary1528

irk1570

pester1581

incommodation1664

fasha1796

all-overs1893

buggeration1962

wind-up1984

1962 D. Jones Let. 11 Apr. in Anglo-Welsh Rev. Spring (1975) 32 It is this ‘break’ with the whole extremely complex, cultural, religious and linguistic tradition that is the real buggeration for those of us who while able only to use English have our deepest roots..in the Welsh past.

1984 J. Malcolm Small Room in Somers Town xiv. 116 Sheer buggeration of relationships is outstanding on the telephone.

2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 7 Sept. 38 It means more buggeration for small businesses.

2009 Times (Nexis) 4 July 19 In the total buggeration into which the world's help for Afghanistan has now descended, it's important not to know too much.

B. int.

Expressing anger, annoyance, or frustration. Cf. damnation n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > imprecations

woeOE

dahetc1290

confoundc1330

foul (also shame) fall ——c1330

sorrow on——c1330

in the wanianda1352

wildfirea1375

evil theedomc1386

a pestilence on (also upon)c1390

woe betide you (also him, her, etc.)c1390

maldathaita1400

murrainc1400

out ona1415

in the wild waning worldc1485

vengeance?a1500

in a wanion1549

with a wanion1549

woe worth1553

a plague on——a1566

with a wanion to?c1570

with a wanyand1570

bot1584

maugre1590

poxa1592

death1593

rot1594

rot on1595

cancro1597

pax1604

pize on (also upon)1605

vild1605

peascod1606

cargo1607

confusion1608

perditiona1616

(a) pest upon1632

deuce1651

stap my vitals1697

strike me blind, dumb, lucky (if, but—)1697

stop my vitals1699

split me (or my windpipe)1700

rabbit1701

consume1756

capot me!1760

nick me!1760

weary set1788

rats1816

bad cess to1859

curse1885

hanged1887

buggeration1964

1964 W. Crump McDunnit Dunnit xv. 167 Harriet's mother wrote, saying she would be coming to Auckland next week... ‘Confoundation and buggeration! Shoot a letter back immediately and tell her that we'll be shifting from here.’

1971 I. Curteis Last Enemy in Long Voy. out of War 228 (He steps on toy plane) Oh blast and bloody buggeration.

1990 E. Blair Maggie Jordan (BNC) 35 He groped in a pocket and pulled out a now useless packet of cigarettes. ‘Buggeration!’ he swore, and tossed the packet onto the lapping water.

2009 E. Wyld After Fire, Still Small Voice (2010) v. 89 Inspecting the firing mechanism on a civil-war cannon, he put his hand up to his face and said loudly, ‘Buggeration’.

Compounds

buggeration factor n. originally Military (the extent of) complication or difficulty involved in a particular course of action, often ruefully considered as inevitable; (also) a cause of such complication or difficulty.

ΚΠ

1966 A. Prior Operators xv. 225 In his flying days the crews had had a phrase for such an occasion that could make a nonsense of any Op... They had called it the buggeration factor.

1985 Trad. Homes Nov. 3 Our builder took pains to point out..‘you have to add a buggeration factor which is usually about 25 per cent.’

1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army xv. 164 The only advantage of the large-scale FTX [formation training exercise]..is that it imposes realistic buggeration factors on the staff.

2015 Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. 15 David Cameron has complained of the ‘buggeration factor’ of trying to push through policies while in office.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	buggeration
释义	buggerationn.int. Brit. /ˌbʌɡəˈreɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌbəɡəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bugger v., -ation suffix. Etymology: < bugger v. + -ation suffix, probably after botheration n. slang and colloquial (chiefly British, Australian, and New Zealand). A. n. 1. like buggeration: used to indicate extremity or intensity. Cf. buggery n. and adj. Phrases 3. rare. ΚΠ 1890 W. E. Henley Let. 15 Oct. in Lett. W. E. Henley to C. Whibley (2013) I. 164 The Gospel of Twaddle..is in your best & neatest vein, & will make Cook sit up like buggeration. 1987 S. Evans Seasonal Tribal Feasts iv. 164 They all care like buggeration. 2. Annoyance, frustration; utter confusion. Also: a cause or source of this. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > [noun] brabbling1530 confusion1530 ruffle1533 pell-mellc1586 confusedness1587 huddle1606 Babel confusion1653 promiscuity1663 hugger-mugger1674 promiscuousness1676 clutter1692 jumblement1706 muddle1808 embranglement1826 mare's nest1837 muddlement1857 muddledom1891 muddliness1891 mêlée1895 mix-up1898 huddledom1923 buggeration1962 mixed-upness1967 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [noun] > annoyance or vexation teenOE dretchinga1050 taryingnessa1300 annoyc1300 dretch?13.. noyc1330 unquertc1390 noyinga1398 nuisancec1400 unsoundc1400 noisance1421 annuisancec1440 discumbrancea1500 noymentc1503 cumber?a1513 molesting1523 tary1528 irk1570 pester1581 incommodation1664 fasha1796 all-overs1893 buggeration1962 wind-up1984 1962 D. Jones Let. 11 Apr. in Anglo-Welsh Rev. Spring (1975) 32 It is this ‘break’ with the whole extremely complex, cultural, religious and linguistic tradition that is the real buggeration for those of us who while able only to use English have our deepest roots..in the Welsh past. 1984 J. Malcolm Small Room in Somers Town xiv. 116 Sheer buggeration of relationships is outstanding on the telephone. 2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 7 Sept. 38 It means more buggeration for small businesses. 2009 Times (Nexis) 4 July 19 In the total buggeration into which the world's help for Afghanistan has now descended, it's important not to know too much. B. int. Expressing anger, annoyance, or frustration. Cf. damnation n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > oaths other than religious or obscene > imprecations woeOE dahetc1290 confoundc1330 foul (also shame) fall ——c1330 sorrow on——c1330 in the wanianda1352 wildfirea1375 evil theedomc1386 a pestilence on (also upon)c1390 woe betide you (also him, her, etc.)c1390 maldathaita1400 murrainc1400 out ona1415 in the wild waning worldc1485 vengeance?a1500 in a wanion1549 with a wanion1549 woe worth1553 a plague on——a1566 with a wanion to?c1570 with a wanyand1570 bot1584 maugre1590 poxa1592 death1593 rot1594 rot on1595 cancro1597 pax1604 pize on (also upon)1605 vild1605 peascod1606 cargo1607 confusion1608 perditiona1616 (a) pest upon1632 deuce1651 stap my vitals1697 strike me blind, dumb, lucky (if, but—)1697 stop my vitals1699 split me (or my windpipe)1700 rabbit1701 consume1756 capot me!1760 nick me!1760 weary set1788 rats1816 bad cess to1859 curse1885 hanged1887 buggeration1964 1964 W. Crump McDunnit Dunnit xv. 167 Harriet's mother wrote, saying she would be coming to Auckland next week... ‘Confoundation and buggeration! Shoot a letter back immediately and tell her that we'll be shifting from here.’ 1971 I. Curteis Last Enemy in Long Voy. out of War 228 (He steps on toy plane) Oh blast and bloody buggeration. 1990 E. Blair Maggie Jordan (BNC) 35 He groped in a pocket and pulled out a now useless packet of cigarettes. ‘Buggeration!’ he swore, and tossed the packet onto the lapping water. 2009 E. Wyld After Fire, Still Small Voice (2010) v. 89 Inspecting the firing mechanism on a civil-war cannon, he put his hand up to his face and said loudly, ‘Buggeration’. Compounds buggeration factor n. originally Military (the extent of) complication or difficulty involved in a particular course of action, often ruefully considered as inevitable; (also) a cause of such complication or difficulty. ΚΠ 1966 A. Prior Operators xv. 225 In his flying days the crews had had a phrase for such an occasion that could make a nonsense of any Op... They had called it the buggeration factor. 1985 Trad. Homes Nov. 3 Our builder took pains to point out..‘you have to add a buggeration factor which is usually about 25 per cent.’ 1990 A. Beevor Inside Brit. Army xv. 164 The only advantage of the large-scale FTX [formation training exercise]..is that it imposes realistic buggeration factors on the staff. 2015 Times (Nexis) 13 Mar. 15 David Cameron has complained of the ‘buggeration factor’ of trying to push through policies while in office. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.int.1890
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