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buggering about

buggering about is the present participle and gerund of bugger about.

Meaning of bugger about

Verb

bugger about (third-person singular simple present buggers about, present participle buggering about, simple past and past participle buggered about)

  1. (intransitive) To waste time; to spend time on trivial tasks.

Questions about buggering about

What is buggering about the present participle and gerund of?
Buggering about is the present participle and gerund of bugger about.

Words near buggering about in the dictionary

  1. buggeress
  2. buggeresses
  3. buggeries
  4. buggerin'
  5. buggering
  6. buggering about
  7. buggering around
  8. buggering off
  9. buggering up
  10. buggerings
  11. buggerise about

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