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Meaning of "buggery" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUGGERY

buggery  [ˈbʌɡərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUGGERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Buggery is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES BUGGERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

buggery

Buggery

The British English term buggery is very close in meaning to the term sodomy, and is often used interchangeably in law and popular speech. It may also be a specific common law offence, encompassing both sodomy and bestiality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUGGERY


allegory
ˈælɪɡərɪ
Calgary
ˈkælɡərɪ
category
ˈkætɪɡərɪ
Gregory
ˈɡrɛɡərɪ
humbuggery
ˈhʌmˌbʌɡərɪ
Hungary
ˈhʌŋɡərɪ
Nagari
ˈnɑːɡərɪ
piggery
ˈpɪɡərɪ
pugaree
ˈpʌɡərɪ
puggaree
ˈpʌɡərɪ
sculduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
skulduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
skullduggery
skʌlˈdʌɡərɪ
smuggery
ˈsmʌɡərɪ
snuggerie
ˈsnʌɡərɪ
snuggery
ˈsnʌɡərɪ
subcategory
ˈsʌbˌkætəɡərɪ
sugary
ˈʃʊɡərɪ
thuggery
ˈθʌɡərɪ
vinegary
ˈvɪnɪɡərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUGGERY

bugbane
bugbear
bugeye
buggan
bugged
bugger
bugger about
bugger all
bugger off
buggered
buggier
buggies
buggiest
bugginess
bugging
Buggins´ turn
Buggins´s turn
buggy
bughouse
bugle

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUGGERY

carpetbaggery
doggery
eggery
froggery
gaggery
groggery
hoggery
imagery
jaggery
niggery
pettifoggery
priggery
raggery
ratbaggery
staggery
toggery
waggery
Whiggery
wiggery
windbaggery
zigzaggery

Synonyms and antonyms of buggery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «buggery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUGGERY

Find out the translation of buggery to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of buggery from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «buggery» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肛交
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sodomía
570 millions of speakers

English

buggery
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

buggery
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللواطة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

содомия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sodomia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পায়ুকাম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sodomie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Buggery
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sodomie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

肛門性交
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buggery
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thô tục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

buggery
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅगरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kulumparalık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sodomia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

buggery
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

содомія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

buggery
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σοδομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

buggery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

buggery
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

buggery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of buggery

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUGGERY»

The term «buggery» is regularly used and occupies the 56.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUGGERY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «buggery» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «buggery» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about buggery

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ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUGGERY»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUGGERY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term buggery is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gordon Stuckless ordered to undergo psych assessment
... Greene found him guilty of two additional counts of gross indecency last year after a trial, though she acquitted him on two counts of buggery. «OurWindsor.ca, Jul 15»
2
Second Opinion: The Catholic hierarchy still doesn't get child abuse
With rape and buggery there would have been injuries. Yet Cardinal Brady asked the two boys who had been abused by Smyth whether they ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Cookham man who was part of 'abhorrent paedophile gang' set to …
He was found not guilty of two offences (one indecent assault and one attempted buggery). Gary Cook, also known as Mark Grainger, 64, ... «Maidenhead Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Ian Boyne: Holy war over gay marriage
... which is why I reject many of the arguments used against gay marriage and for the retention of the buggery law in Jamaica, for example. «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
5
Tony Abbott and Zaky Mallah: The story so far
... new law gaoling doctors who report the buggery of children, Pyne's two hundred dollar degrees, Barnaby's attacks on Johnny Depp's dogs, ... «Independent Australia, Jul 15»
6
Co Derry brothers jailed for sex abuse lose court appeals
... a combined total of 56 offences, including rape, gross indecency with children, indecent assault, buggery, common assault and child cruelty. «Derry Journal, Jul 15»
7
Three more charged in major Rotherham child sexual exploitation …
He has been charged with 11 offences, including unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13, indecent assault and buggery. «The Star, Jul 15»
8
Former Vic Catholic brother faces court
Roger Mount went on trial in the County Court of Victoria on Friday, charged with 13 counts of indecent assault and buggery on the boy ... «Yahoo7 News, Jul 15»
9
Historic Predatory Paedophile Ring In Wrexham Convicted
He was found not guilty of two offences, (one indecent assault and one attempted buggery). Gary Cook, (also known as Mark Grainger), aged ... «Wrexham.com, Jul 15»
10
How long before Jamaica recognises same-sex marriages?
... of the vigourously contested views on the legalisation of homosexuality, as proposed in the call to strike down laws against buggery. «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Buggery [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/buggery>. Apr 2024 ».
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