bugger
57
9.9
- noun
- /ˈbʌɡər/
- NSFW
:
pesado
- If, as you say, you're a lazy bugger, then you have a third good reason.
- a little bugger
- poor bugger
- daft bugger
Well, that's your opinion, you cheap little bugger you.
- Well, that's your opinion, you cheap little bugger you.
- You've got those who've got those in the middle who want to be the guys at the top and the poor bugger down the bottom who just wants a meal, Right.
- I've got a bugger y'all don't need to be seeing that.
- He's a flash bugger and his language on on air, he's appalling.
Examples
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That little bugger always manages to find trouble wherever he goes.
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I watch the poor bugger dig out about fifteen circles before volunteering to dig myself.
Fiction book (2002) -
You little bugger, where are you?
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And there was always some poor bugger worse off than yourself. "But you were alive.
Fiction book (1990) -
But give the little bugger a big kiss for me.
Fiction book (1998) -
At least the poor bugger survived.
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Come on, you little bugger.
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He's a cute little bugger.
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Everyone wants us old buggers to curl up in some quiet corner and die.
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You old bugger.
Synonyms
58
9.9
A rude person who treats others badly
27
2.1
A person who keeps bothering others
9
8.4
A person who is annoying or rude
8
9.9
A rude person who is annoying or stupid
4
9.9
A rude word for a person who is annoying or disliked
2
9.5
A person who often annoys or causes trouble
1
9.1
A person who behaves badly or annoys others, often as a joke
1
9.9
A person who acts silly and annoys others
1
6.5
A person who annoys others by repeating small actions
1
9.9
A person who is annoying or causes trouble
1
7.5
A person who annoys others by doing small things over and over
1
9.0
A teasing name for a person who is annoying or unpleasant
1
8.4
An unpleasant person who annoys others
1
9.9
A rude person who is clumsy and unpleasant
A person who annoys others by asking too many questions or interrupting them
A person who bothers others by teasing and making fun
A very annoying person who acts rudely to others
An offensive slang word for a rude person who treats others badly
A person who is very rude and causes trouble for others
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Annoying
- Offensive
36
7.3
- Informal
11
4.1
- NSFW
57
9.9
- Offensive
27
2.1
62
3.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bugger began as a very bad insult but later softened for everyday talk, so people started using it to mean a 'naughty' or 'annoying person' in a rough, sometimes friendly way. That's why someone can call a friend 'you cheeky bugger' without the sexual meaning.