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bugger all

bugger all noun: nothing.

Noun

bugger all (uncountable)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, vulgar) Nothing.
    • You may not like paying taxes, but there's bugger all you can do about it.
    Synonyms:
    fuck all

Synonyms of bugger all

Questions about bugger all

What does bugger all mean?
Bugger all means nothing.
What part of speech is bugger all?
Bugger all is a noun.

Words near bugger all in the dictionary

  1. bugged up
  2. buggee
  3. buggees
  4. bugger
  5. bugger about
  6. bugger all
  7. bugger around
  8. bugger factor
  9. bugger factors
  10. bugger me
  11. bugger me backwards

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