单词 | bugger |
释义 | bugger n., v., & int. coarse sl. (except in sense 2 of n. and 3 of v.) Usage Usually considered a taboo word. --n   1. a an unpleasant or awkward person or thing (the bugger won't fit). b a person of a specified kind (he's a miserable bugger; you clever bugger!).   2. a person who commits buggery. --vtr.   1. as an exclamation of annoyance (bugger the thing!).   2. (often foll. by up) Brit. a ruin; spoil (really buggered it up; no good, its buggered). b exhaust, tire out.   3. commit buggery with. --int expressing annoyance. Phrases and idioms bugger about (or around) (often foll. by with)   1. mess about.   2. mislead; persecute. bugger-all nothing. bugger off (often in imper.) go away. Etymology: ME f. MDu. f. OF bougre, orig. 'heretic' f. med.L Bulgarus Bulgarian (member of the Greek Church) |
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