buggered
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bug·ger 1
(bŭg′ər, bo͝og′-)n.
1. Vulgar Slang A sodomite.
2. Slang A contemptible or disreputable person.
3. Slang A fellow; a chap: "He's a silly little bugger, then" (John le Carré).
v. bug·gered, bug·ger·ing, bug·gers Vulgar Slang
v.intr.
To practice sodomy.
v.tr.
Phrasal Verb: 1. To practice sodomy with.
2. To damn.
bugger off
Chiefly British Slang To leave someone alone; go away.
[Middle English bougre, heretic, from Old French boulgre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus; see Bulgar.]
bug·ger 2
(bŭg′ər)n.
One who installs electronic bugs.
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buggered
(ˈbʌɡəd)adj
1. absolutely worn out
2. ruined
3. broken
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buggered
adj (Brit inf) (= broken, ruined) machine, car, pen etc → im Arsch (sl); (= exhausted) person → fix und fertig (inf); I couldn’t be buggered (= bothered) → es war mir scheißegal (inf); I’m buggered if I’ll do it → ich denke nicht im Traum daran, es zu tun; well, I’ll be buggered! → ich glaub, ich krieg mich nicht mehr! (sl)
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