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buggerlugs

buggerlugs noun: a term of address that can be rude or affectionate.

Noun

buggerlugs (uncountable)

  1. (Australia) A term of address that can be rude or affectionate.
    • Also, “How's it goin', bugalugs.” And, “Take a shufti at the Brit kid, mate.”2008 November 6, Allan Cole, Lucky in Cyprus: A True Story about a Teacher, a Boy, an Earthquake, Some Terrorists, and the CIA, Allan Cole, →ISBN, page 274
    • 'Hey, bugalugs, I'm just doing my job.' I grinned back.2010 May 7, Hayley Long, Lottie Biggs is (Not) Desperate, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN

Examples of buggerlugs in a sentence

  • 'Come on, buggerlugs, let's get you by the fire.'2020 December 10, Mary Wood, The Jam Factory Girls, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:
  • 'Come here, buggerlugs.' The woman flung her arms out to her sides and wriggled her fingers.2022 February 24, Rebecca Griffiths, The Hidden Child: A completely unputdownable mystery thriller inspired by a true crime, Bookouture...

Forms of buggerlugs

alternative formbugalugs

Questions about buggerlugs

What does buggerlugs mean?
Buggerlugs means a term of address that can be rude or affectionate.
How do you use buggerlugs in a sentence?
'Come on, buggerlugs, let's get you by the fire.'
What part of speech is buggerlugs?
Buggerlugs is a noun.

Words near buggerlugs in the dictionary

  1. buggering around
  2. buggering off
  3. buggering up
  4. buggerings
  5. buggerise about
  6. buggerlugs
  7. buggerman
  8. buggermen
  9. buggers
  10. buggers about
  11. buggers around

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