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buggin'

buggin' is the nonstandard spelling of bugging.

Meaning of bugging

Noun

bugging (countable and uncountable, plural buggings)

  1. Electronic surveillance.
    • The buggings executed by the FBI not only revealed a great deal about the Cosa Nostra's activities, they also revealed a great deal about how the Cosa Nostra felt about the Kennedys.1993, John H. Davis, The Kennedys: Dynasty and Disaster, page 486

Questions about buggin'

What is buggin' the nonstandard spelling of?
Buggin' is the nonstandard spelling of bugging.

Words near buggin' in the dictionary

  1. buggeys
  2. buggier
  3. buggies
  4. buggiest
  5. Buggin
  6. buggin'
  7. bugginess
  8. bugging
  9. bugging down
  10. bugging in
  11. bugging off

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