bugger

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US /ˈbʌɡɚ/ UK /ˈbʌɡə/ See IPA manual

noun verb

Meanings

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noun
British vulgar term for a person or thing; to spoil or tire out

That stubborn old bugger refuses to retire.

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Synonyms

1 noun · british vulgar term for a... sodomitescoundrel wretch fellow chapblighterspoil ruin

Word family

Derived forms buggerybuggered

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bugger or Old French bougre ('heretic, sodomite'), from Medieval Latin Bulgarus ('Bulgarian'), originally denoting members of an Eastern Orthodox heretical sect accused of sodomy.

bougre Old French Bulgarus Latin

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# bugger

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈbʌɡɚ
**IPA (UK):** ˈbʌɡə

## Meanings
1. British vulgar term for a person or thing; to spoil or tire out

## Examples
- That stubborn old bugger refuses to retire.

## Synonyms
- sodomite
- scoundrel
- wretch
- fellow
- chap
- blighter
- spoil
- ruin

## Derived Forms
- buggery
- buggered

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bougre
- Root: Bulgarus

## Etymology
From Middle Dutch bugger or Old French bougre ('heretic, sodomite'), from Medieval Latin Bulgarus ('Bulgarian'), originally denoting members of an Eastern Orthodox heretical sect accused of sodomy.

## AI Etymology
Bugger is from Middle Dutch bugger or Old French bougre ('heretic, sodomite'), from Medieval Latin Bulgarus ('Bulgarian'), originally denoting members of an Eastern Orthodox heretical sect accused of sodomy. Important recorded forms include bougre (Old French) and Bulgarus (Latin). The current sense covers British vulgar term for a person or thing; to spoil or tire out. The wider family includes derived forms such as buggery and buggered.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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