Meaning

(obsolete) A heretic..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) A heretic.
2. (UK law) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
3. (slang, derogatory, Commonwealth, Hawaii) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
4. (slang, Commonwealth, Hawaii) A situation that is aggravating or causes dismay; a pain.
5. (slang, Commonwealth, Hawaii) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
6. (slang, dated) A damn, anything at all.
7. (slang, Commonwealth) Someone who is very fond of something
8. (slang, UK, US) A whippersnapper, a tyke.

Example Sentences

The British Sexual Offences Act of 1967 is a buggers’ charter.

He's a silly bugger for losing his keys.

The bugger’s given me the wrong change.

My computer's being a bit of a bugger.

1928, Frank Parker Day, Rockbound, Gutenberg Australia eBook #0500721h, “I’ll take it out on dat young bugger,” he thought viciously.

Here the cheers and shouts of the gallery were interrupted by a shabby little man in the back row who yelled out with piercing distinctness: “Don't matter what you call ’im now, George. The bugger’s dead.”

So you're stuck out in the woop-woop and the next train back is Thursday next week. Well, that's a bit of a bugger.

How are you, you old bugger?

Word Forms

• buggers
• buggering
• buggered

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When Should You Use Bugger?

Use bugger when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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