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buggers

buggers is the plural of bugger.

buggers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bugger.

Meaning of bugger

Noun

bugger (plural buggers)

  1. (obsolete) A heretic.
  2. (UK) Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
    • The British Sexual Offences Act of 1967 is a buggers’ charter.
  3. (Commonwealth, Hawaii, derogatory, slang) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
    • He's a silly bugger for losing his keys.
  4. (Commonwealth, Hawaii, slang) A situation that is aggravating or causes dismay; a pain.
    • So you're stuck out in the woop-woop and the next train back is Thursday next week. Well, that's a bit of a bugger.
  5. (Commonwealth, Hawaii, slang) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
    • How are you, you old bugger?
  6. (dated, slang) A damn, anything at all.
    • I don't give a bugger how important you think it is.

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Phrases with buggers

Questions about buggers

What is buggers the plural of?
Buggers is the plural of bugger.

Words near buggers in the dictionary

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

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