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bug·ger 1
(bŭg′ər, bo͝og′-)n.
1. Vulgar Slang A sodomite.
2. Slang A contemptible or disreputable person.
3. Slang A fellow; a chap: "He's a silly little bugger, then" (John le Carré).
v. bug·gered, bug·ger·ing, bug·gers Vulgar Slang
v.intr.
To practice sodomy.
v.tr.
1. To practice sodomy with.
2. To damn.
bugger off
Chiefly British Slang To leave someone alone; go away.
[Middle English bougre, heretic, from Old French boulgre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus; see Bulgar.]
bug·ger 2
(bŭg′ər)n.
One who installs electronic bugs.
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buggered
(ˈbʌɡəd)adj
1. absolutely worn out
2. ruined
3. broken
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buggered
adj (Brit inf) (= broken, ruined) machine, car, pen etc → im Arsch (sl); (= exhausted) person → fix und fertig (inf); I couldn’t be buggered (= bothered) → es war mir scheißegal (inf); I’m buggered if I’ll do it → ich denke nicht im Traum daran, es zu tun; well, I’ll be buggered! → ich glaub, ich krieg mich nicht mehr! (sl)
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