bugger
noun
a fellow or lad (used affectionately or abusively).
buggered
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past participleof bugger.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bugger.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
buggernouna fellow or lad (used affectionately or abusively).
Example Sentences
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“The office thing is all buggered up,” says Alison Hirst, a business professor at Anglia Ruskin University in England, who has done case studies of the social dynamics in open offices.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 20, 2023
Yeah, there was an awful lot of “Great, you lumbered me with this, and then you buggered off.”
From The Verge ● May 30, 2019
“I just didn’t execute; I buggered it up.”
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2014
“I just buggered that up,” she shrugged to reporters.
From US News ● Jul. 22, 2014
You gave a little nod to the audience and then buggered off.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2012
