bugger

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A heretic.
2. noun Someone who commits buggery; a sodomite.

   The British Sexual Offences Act of 1967 is a buggers’ charter.

3. noun A foolish or worthless person or thing; a despicable person.

   He's a silly bugger for losing his keys.

4. noun A situation that is aggravating or causes dismay; a pain.

   So you're stuck out in the woop-woop and the next train back is Thursday next week. Well, that's a bit of a bugger.

5. noun Someone viewed with affection; a chap.

   How are you, you old bugger?

6. noun A damn, anything at all.

   I don't give a bugger how important you think it is.

7. noun Someone who is very fond of something

   I'm a bugger for Welsh cakes.

8. noun A whippersnapper, a tyke.

   What is that little bugger up to now?

Similar words

sodomist sodomite sodomize sod hell christ jesus guy with man

Often followed by

off all the it me was you that and

Word family

booger buggered buggering buggers