ˈbʌɡə n.,
v., & int.
coarse sl. (except in
sense 2 of n.
and 3 of v.) °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. --v.tr. 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. øbugger
about (or around) (often foll. by with) 1
mess about. 2
mislead;
persecute. bugger-all
nothing. bugger
off (often in imper.) go
away. [ME f. MDu. f. OF bougre, orig. 'heretic' f. med.L Bulgarus
Bulgarian (member of the
Greek Church)]