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noun
1.
Informal. a fellow or lad (used affectionately or abusively): a cute little bugger.
2.
Informal. any object or thing.
3.
Often Vulgar. a sodomite.
4.
Chiefly British Slang.
a.
a despicable or contemptible person, especially a man.
b.
an annoying or troublesome thing, situation, etc.
verb (used with object)
5.
Often Vulgar. to sodomize.
6.
Slang. damn: Bugger the cost—I want the best.
7.
Chiefly British Slang. to trick, deceive, or take advantage of.
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Bugger
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is subtilize. Does it mean:
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
8.
bugger off, Chiefly British Slang. to depart; bug off.
9.
bugger up, Chiefly British Slang. to ruin; spoil; botch.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English bougre < Anglo-French bugre < 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 perhaps by reanalysis as bug1 or bug2 + -er1 (compare booger)
1300–50; Middle English bougre < Anglo-French bugre < 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 perhaps by reanalysis as bug1 or bug2 + -er1 (compare booger)
Example Sentences
- Staring at the little bugger wriggling around inside me, a tear slid out of my eye.
- Tell the lazy little bugger to get one of those super-cool suitcases on wheels.
- Snaps to the sneaky bugger who managed to get it past the heirarchy.
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Word Origin & History
bugger
"sodomite," 1550s, earlier "heretic" (mid-14c.), from M.L. Bulgarus "a Bulgarian" (see Bulgaria), so called from Catholic bigoted notions of the sex lives of Eastern Orthodox Christians or of the sect of heretics that was prominent there 11c.
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