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rugger bugger

rugger bugger noun: someone who is fanatical about sports, especially rugby union, and who can be loud and unpleasant to other people.

Noun

rugger bugger (plural rugger buggers)

  1. (Australia, South Africa, UK, derogatory) Someone who is fanatical about sports, especially rugby union, and who can be loud and unpleasant to other people.

Forms of rugger bugger

pluralrugger buggers

Origin of rugger bugger

Chosen for the rhyme.

Questions about rugger bugger

What does rugger bugger mean?
Rugger bugger means someone who is fanatical about sports, especially rugby union, and who can be loud and unpleasant to other people.
What part of speech is rugger bugger?
Rugger bugger is a noun.
What is the plural of rugger bugger?
The plural of rugger bugger is rugger buggers.

Words near rugger bugger in the dictionary

  1. ruggedly
  2. ruggedness
  3. ruggednesses
  4. ruggelach
  5. rugger
  6. rugger bugger
  7. rugger buggers
  8. Ruggeri
  9. Ruggeris
  10. ruggers
  11. ruggier

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