Meaning of "bugger" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUGGER

From Old French bougre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus Bulgarian; from the condemnation of the dualist heresy rife in Bulgaria from the tenth century to the fifteenth.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUGGER

bugger  [ˈbʌɡə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUGGER

Bugger is a verb and can also act as a noun and an exclamation.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb bugger in English.

Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES BUGGER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bugger

Bugger is a slang word. The term is a general-purpose expletive, used to imply dissatisfaction, or to refer to someone or something whose behaviour is in some way displeasing or perhaps surprising. The term is used in the vernacular British English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, South African English, Indian English, Pakistani English, Caribbean English, Malaysian English and in Sri Lankan English.

Definition of bugger in the English dictionary

The first definition of bugger in the dictionary is a person who practises buggery. Other definition of bugger is a person or thing considered to be contemptible, unpleasant, or difficult. Bugger is also a humorous or affectionate term for a man or child.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUGGER

PRESENT

Present

I bugger

you bugger

he/she/it buggers

we bugger

you bugger

they bugger

Present continuous

I am buggering

you are buggering

he/she/it is buggering

we are buggering

you are buggering

they are buggering

Present perfect

I have buggered

you have buggered

he/she/it has buggered

we have buggered

you have buggered

they have buggered

Present perfect continuous

I have been buggering

you have been buggering

he/she/it has been buggering

we have been buggering

you have been buggering

they have been buggering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I buggered

you buggered

he/she/it buggered

we buggered

you buggered

they buggered

Past continuous

I was buggering

you were buggering

he/she/it was buggering

we were buggering

you were buggering

they were buggering

Past perfect

I had buggered

you had buggered

he/she/it had buggered

we had buggered

you had buggered

they had buggered

Past perfect continuous

I had been buggering

you had been buggering

he/she/it had been buggering

we had been buggering

you had been buggering

they had been buggering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will bugger

you will bugger

he/she/it will bugger

we will bugger

you will bugger

they will bugger

Future continuous

I will be buggering

you will be buggering

he/she/it will be buggering

we will be buggering

you will be buggering

they will be buggering

Future perfect

I will have buggered

you will have buggered

he/she/it will have buggered

we will have buggered

you will have buggered

they will have buggered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been buggering

you will have been buggering

he/she/it will have been buggering

we will have been buggering

you will have been buggering

they will have been buggering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would bugger

you would bugger

he/she/it would bugger

we would bugger

you would bugger

they would bugger

Conditional continuous

I would be buggering

you would be buggering

he/she/it would be buggering

we would be buggering

you would be buggering

they would be buggering

Conditional perfect

I would have bugger

you would have bugger

he/she/it would have bugger

we would have bugger

you would have bugger

they would have bugger

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been buggering

you would have been buggering

he/she/it would have been buggering

we would have been buggering

you would have been buggering

they would have been buggering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you bugger
we let´s bugger
you bugger

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to bugger

Past participle

buggered

Present Participle

buggering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF BUGGER

Find out the translation of bugger to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bugger from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bugger» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 开溜
• Translator English - Spanish: cabrón
• English: bugger
• Translator English - Hindi: मैथुन
• Translator English - Arabic: فتى
• Translator English - Russian: мудак
• Translator English - Portuguese: Demônio
• Translator English - Bengali: জঘন্য ব্যক্তি
• Translator English - French: salaud
• Translator English - Malay: Bugger
• Translator English - German: Scheißer
• Translator English - Japanese: あんちゃん
• Translator English - Korean: 놈
• Translator English - Javanese: Bugger
• Translator English - Vietnamese: người khai gian
• Translator English - Tamil: இயற்கைக்கு மாறான புணர்ச்சியில் ஈடுபடுகிறவர்
• Translator English - Marathi: बंडखोर
• Translator English - Turkish: herif
• Translator English - Italian: sodomita
• Translator English - Polish: drań
• Translator English - Ukrainian: мудак
• Translator English - Romanian: ticălos
• Translator English - Greek: γαμώ
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bliksem
• Translator English - Swedish: bugger
• Translator English - Norwegian: bugger

2 QUOTES WITH «BUGGER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bugger.

1

Charlotte Church

I know bugger all about golf.

2

Paul Merton

Maybe there's a perception of me as grumpy old bugger who suffers from depression. It's a total misconception. I don't think of myself as any grumpier than the next person. I'm not even grumpy first thing in the morning.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUGGER»

Discover the use of bugger in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bugger and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Olive the Little Woolly Bugger

Your children will get hooked on flyfishing with Olive and a cast of colorful characters. This is the first title in this series of great kid's books and features eye-catching illustrations, delightful dialogue, and kid-friendly facts.

Kirk Werner, 2009

The Poor Bugger's Tool: Irish Modernism, Queer Labor, and ...

Looking back to the first wave of Irish modernism in the works of Wilde, Synge, Casement, and Joyce, Patrick Mullen reveals how these authors deployed queer aesthetics to shape inclusive forms of national affiliation as well as to sharpen ...

Patrick R. Mullen, 2012

From an Old Bugger

From the quietude of a hospital ward, To an increased after-discharge roundup Of neglect—a continuum to thwart, Hidden behind walls of senior support. Two episodes in the quite spun-out life Of an old bugger; the markings of strife. "

Stanley H. Ward, 2010

Brainless Bugger

Peter Knowles. “No it was definitely for not eating it, he does it all the time” he said adamantly. “What was it anyway?” I asked, more out of curiosity than anything else. “Meat and Potato pie, with lumps of fat in it, my mother knows I hate fat, ...

Peter Knowles, 2010

True Love and the Woolly Bugger

When you read the tales in True Love and the Woolly Bugger, where trout, tarpon, and bonefish are skillfully interwoven with all the experiences - funny, happy, and sad - that beset or bless anglers.

Dave Ames, 2004

A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English

Orig. euph., then joc., for bugger off!, 'Run away, stop bothering me': since ca. 1965. 'Heard on and off on TV' (Petch, 1976). bug-out, v. To protrude, as of eyes: adopted ex US, C.20. Mark Twain, 'Jim's eyes bugged out [with surpriseJ.

Eric Partridge, 2006

Unprintable Ozark Folksongs and Folklore: Roll me in your arms

Old King Cole was a bugger for the hole. And a bugger for the hole was he; He called for his wife in the middle of the night. And gave it to her, one-two-three! Old King Cole was bugger for the hole. With a buck-skin belly and rubber ass-hole.

Vance Randolph, Gershon Legman, 1992

The Bugger

But what of the men he was sent to spy on? Will they leave and give him the opportunity to escape, or will they discover him, lying face-down on the floor? Is the bugger buggered himself?

Julian Novitz, 2013

Buddee the Bugger and Me: Told by Mac

The author and illustrator designed the pages to capture the imagination as well as to enlighten and provoke thought. Children will continually desire to read this book again and again!

Nancy L. Doll, 2009

The Keeper and the Kept

My first encounter with Bugger and Spook was on the recreation yard. I was looking for an inmate during an investigation; there was a never-ending battle against incidents on the unit. Bugger was a six feet nine inches tall inmate, 205 pounds, ...

Maurice B. Harris, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUGGER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bugger is used in the context of the following news items.

Paris's bohemian canal - now more tip than hip

... up the problem. "It's disgusting. People come to drink and to eat and then just bugger off without cleaning up their mess," she told The Local. «The Local.fr, Jul 15»

The emergency budget - is it time to chain up 11 Downing Street to …

... the response of David Cameron to his paymasters in the City would be 'Sorry chaps, some bugger's chained the G-Man inside his house so it ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»

Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week?

... Trigell's The Tongues of Men or Angels but thanks to the good old “the minute I get a book from the library some bugger reserves everything ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Injured Taranaki rugby player recovering

Morton, who has a reputation as a "tough bugger" on the field, was able to get up and walk off, against advice, before seeking treatment at ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

A Liveblog Of The Q&A That Barnaby Joyce Forgot

Anyway, now we've gone back a week in time, and are once again discussing Q&A, on Q&A. Cheeky bugger of an audience member decided ... «Pedestrian TV, Jul 15»

Salute to watchmen, but one 'used and dumped' my housegirl

When I came back, tables had turned, and it was the girl chasing the bugger. You don't need to be a rocket scientist to tell, in women's parlance, ... «SDE Entertainment News, Jul 15»

Nick Kyrgios called Olympic swimmer Dawn Fraser a 'blatant racist …

Fraser should be offering wise counsel, not telling a fellow Australian to bugger off. She should know better than most that Australian sports ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»

Life delivers success, peace to 'Jersey Belle'

“Sharon helped me so much after my father died and she saw a person with a bugger personality, but a person who on the inside was broken,” ... «News Transcript, Jul 15»

Unpaid parking tickets could result in booted car

The loss in revenues could have bugger implications on the budget, leaving quite a gap. That is why Reddig said the parking system managers ... «abc27, Jul 15»

Martyn McLaughlin: IVF still transforms lives

“I thought, 'Bugger this, we should have a unit here, in Glasgow'.” Low's restless energy was channelled into a major fundraising drive which ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»