bugger

bug-ger · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person, often used with mild affection or exasperation.

  2. 2.

    To ruin or damage something.

  3. 3.

    Expressing annoyance or surprise.

  4. 4.

    A difficult or annoying thing.

  5. 5.

    Used as an intensifier or expletive.

  6. 6.

    (Legal/archaic) A person who commits buggery.

Forms

plural: buggers

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    bugger off — go away (vulgar)
  • •
    bugger all — nothing at all (vulgar)
  • •
    play silly buggers — to act foolishly
  • •
    bugger it — expression of frustration

Related words

See also: damn, fellow
Synonyms: fellow, person, rascal

Etymology

From Old French "bougre" (heretic), from Medieval Latin "Bulgarus" (Bulgarian), referring to a Bulgarian sect accused of heresy. The meaning evolved through associations with heretical practices.