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bugger | smegger | Synonyms |

Bugger is a synonym of smegger.


As nouns the difference between bugger and smegger

is that bugger is bloke, fellow, chap while smegger is (slang|derogatory) a hateful person or thing.

bugger

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A heretic.
  • Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.
    • The British Sexual Offences Act of 1967 is a buggers ? charter. (see Are judges politically correct?)
  • (slang, pejorative, UK, Australian, NZ) A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.
    • ''He's a silly bugger for losing his keys.
    The bugger ?s given me the wrong change.
    My computer's being a bit of a bugger .
  • * 1928 , Frank Parker Day, Rockbound , Gutenberg Australia eBook #0500721h,
    • “I?ll take it out on dat young bugger ,” he thought viciously.
  • * 1947 , James Hilton, So Well Remembered , Gutenberg Australia eBook #0600371h,
    • Here the cheers and shouts of the gallery were interrupted by a shabby little man in the back row who yelled out with piercing distinctness: “Don't matter what you call ?im now, George. The bugger ?s dead.”
  • (slang, UK, Australian, NZ) A situation that causes dismay.
    • So you're stuck out in woop-woop and the next train back is Thursday next week. Well, that's a bit of a bugger .
  • (slang, UK, Australian, NZ) Someone viewed with affection; a chap.
    • How are you, you old bugger ?
  • * 1946 , Olaf Stapledon, Arms Out of Hand'', in ''Collected Stories , Gutenberg Australia eBook #0601341,
    • Good luck, you old bugger !
  • * 1953 February-March, , Gutenberg eBook #18346],
    • “And if Pelton found out that his kids are Literates—Woooo! ” Cardon grimaced. “Or what we've been doing to him. I hope I?m not around when that happens. I?m beginning to like the cantankerous old bugger .”
  • (slang, dated) A damn, anything at all.
    • I don't give a bugger how important you think it is.
  • (slang, British) Someone who is very fond of something
    • I'm a bugger for Welsh cakes.
  • (slang, USA - West) A rough synonym for whippersnapper.
    • What is that little bugger up to now?

    Derived terms

    * bugger factor

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (vulgar, British) To sodomize.
    • To be buggered sore like a hobo's whore (Attributed to Harry Mclintock's 1920s era )
  • To break or ruin.
    • This computer is buggered'''! Oh no! I've '''buggered it up.
  • (slang, British, Australian, NZ) To be surprised.
    • Bugger''' me sideways! '''Bugger''' me, here's my bus. Well, I'm '''buggered !
  • (slang, British, Australian, NZ) To feel contempt for some person or thing.
    • Bugger Bognor. (Alleged to be the last words of king George V of the United Kingdom in response to a suggestion that he might recover from his illness and visit Bognor Regis.)
  • (slang, British, Australian, NZ) To feel frustration with something, or to consider that something is futile.
    • Bugger''' this for a lark. '''Bugger this for a game of soldiers.
  • (slang, British, Australian, NZ) To be fatigued.
    • I'm buggered from all that walking.

    Derived terms

    * bagarapim (Pidgin, derived from bugger up ) * bugger off * bugger up * bugger that for a joke * buggerer(s) * buggery * bugger all * play silly buggers

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang, British, Australia, New Zealand, coarse) An expression of annoyance or displeasure.
    • Bugger , I've missed the bus.
    Oh, bugger --
  • (slang, US, euphemistic, rare) Cutesy expression of very mild annoyance.

    • Synonyms

    * bummer * damn * whoops * See also

    External links

    * The Origins and Common Usage of British swear-words

    smegger

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, derogatory) A hateful person or thing.
  • * 1998 , "John Duffey", - A comment by JMS!'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.babylon5.uk )
    • I'd send in something that sent back some kind of telemetary (SIC), to see what was going on. If some bastard goes and blows it up, you send in about 40,000 ships and kill the smeggers .
  • * 2002 , "Dr. Smartass", New HOPE for Hoooooooooooooooomosexuals!'' (discussion on Internet newsgroup ''alt.recovery.catholicism )
    • I remember you now. You're that smegger who floods a thread with the same message over and over...and the same smegger who top-posts.
  • * 2007 , Erik Ringmar, A Blogger's Manifesto
    • Evil boss then has cheek to ask me to work one of the bloody bank holidays in the week he refused me off. Cheeky smegger . Said no.

    Synonyms

    * bastard * blighter * bugger

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