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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bug•ger1 /ˈbʌgɚ, ˈbʊg-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Informal TermsInformal.(used to express affection, or to show anger or contempt) a fellow or lad:He's a cute little bugger.
- Informal TermsInformal. any object or thing:See if this little bugger fits in the slot.
- Slang Terms, British TermsChiefly Brit. Slang.
- a despicable person, esp. a man.
- an annoying thing.
v. - Slang Terms, British Terms Chiefly Brit. Slang. to cause problems for, esp. by deceiving:[~ + object]This little gadget is buggering the works.
- Slang Terms, British Terms bugger off, [no object][Chiefly Brit. Slang.] bug (def. 10): told me to bugger off.
bug•ger2 /ˈbʌgɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person who installs electronic eavesdropping devices.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bug•ger1 (bug′ər, bŏŏg′-),USA pronunciation n. - Informal Termsa fellow or lad (used affectionately or abusively):a cute little bugger.
- Informal Termsany object or thing.
- Slang Terms[Often Vulgar.]a sodomite.
- Slang Terms, British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Slang.]
- a despicable or contemptible person, esp. a man.
- an annoying or troublesome thing, situation, etc.
v.t. - Slang Terms[Often Vulgar.]to sodomize.
- Slang Termsdamn:Bugger the cost--I want the best.
- Slang Terms, British Terms[Chiefly Brit. Slang.]to trick, deceive, or take advantage of.
- Slang Terms, British Terms, Slang Terms bugger up, [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] to ruin;
spoil;
botch.
v.i. - Slang Terms, British Terms, Slang Terms bugger off, [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] to depart;
bug off.
- Medieval Latin Bulgarus heretic, literally, Bulgarian, by association of the Balkans with heretical sects such as the Bogomils and their alleged deviant sexual practices; def. 1 perh. by reanalysis as bug1 or bug2 + -er1 (compare booger)
- Anglo-French bugre
- Middle English bougre 1300–50
- a person who installs a hidden listening device.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bugger /ˈbʌɡə/ n - a person who practises buggery
- slang a person or thing considered to be contemptible, unpleasant, or difficult
- slang a humorous or affectionate term for a man or child: a silly old bugger, a friendly little bugger
- bugger all ⇒ slang nothing
vb - to practise buggery (with)
- (transitive) slang chiefly Brit to ruin, complicate, or frustrate
- slang to tire; weary
interj - slang an exclamation of annoyance or disappointment
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French bougre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus Bulgarian; from the condemnation of the dualist heresy rife in Bulgaria from the tenth century to the fifteenth |