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buggery

American  
[buhg-uh-ree, boog-] / ˈbʌg ə ri, ˈbʊg- /

noun

Often Vulgar.

  1. sodomy.

buggery British  
/ ˈbʌɡərɪ /

noun

  1. anal intercourse between a man and another man, a woman, or an animal Compare sodomy

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Etymology

Origin of buggery

1300–50; Middle English bugerie heresy; bugger 1, -y 3

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