bugger (redirected from buggering around)

bug·ger ¹  (bgr, bg-)

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.

1. To practice sodomy with.

2. To damn.

Phrasal Verb:

bugger off

Chiefly British Slang To leave someone alone; go away.

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[Middle English bougre, heretic, from Old French boulgre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus; see Bulgar.]

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bug·ger ²  (bgr)

n.

One who installs electronic bugs.

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bugger [ˈbʌgə]

n

1. a person who practises buggery

2. Slang a person or thing considered to be contemptible, unpleasant, or difficult

3. Slang a humorous or affectionate term for a man or child a silly old bugger a friendly little bugger

bugger all Slang nothing

play silly buggers Slang to fool around and waste time

vb

1. to practise buggery (with)

2. (tr) Slang chiefly Brit to ruin, complicate, or frustrate

3. Slang to tire; weary he was absolutely buggered

interj

Slang an exclamation of annoyance or disappointment

[from Old French bougre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus Bulgarian; from the condemnation of the Eastern Orthodox Bulgarians as heretics]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bugger - someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male) sodomist, sodomite, sod degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert - a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
Verb	1.	bugger - practice anal sex upon sodomise, sodomize copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

Translations

bugger [ˈbʌgəʳ]

A. N

1. (Jur) → sodomita mf

2. (Brit) (= person) → hijo/a m/f de puta, gilipollas mf (Sp)
he's a lucky bugger! → ¡qué suerte tiene el cabrón!
that silly bugger → ese cabrón, ese gilipollas(Sp)
some poor bugger → algún desgraciado
I don't give a bugger! → ¡me importa un carajo!
don't play silly buggers! → ¡deja de hacer pendejadas!, ¡no des el coñazo!(Sp)

3. (Brit) (= nuisance, annoyance) it's a bugger → es jodidísimo

B. EXCL (Brit) bugger (it or me)! → ¡mierda!

C. VT

1. (Jur) → cometer sodomía con

2. (Brit) (well) I'll be buggered! → ¡no me jodas!
lawyers be buggered! → ¡que se jodan los abogados!
I'll be buggered if I will → paso de hacerlo ¡qué coño!

bugger about bugger around (Brit)

A. VT + ADV to bugger sb about → joder a algn

B. VI + ADV → hacer pendejadas, hacer el gilipollas(Sp)

bugger off (Brit) VI + ADV → largarse
bugger off! → ¡vete a la mierda!, ¡vete a tomar por culo!(Sp) , ¡chinga tu madre!(Mex)

bugger up (Brit) VT + ADV to bugger sth up → joder algo

bugger [ˈbʌgə^r]

n → salaud m >, connard m >

excl (British) → merde! >

vt (British)

bugger it! → merde! >
bugger me! → merde alors!

bugger off

vi
bugger off! → tire-toi! >
bugger all bugger-all [ˌbʌgə^rˈɔːl] pron (British) → que dalle

bugger

n (inf) → Scheißkerl m (inf), → Arschloch nt (vulg); (when not contemptible) → Kerl m (inf); (= thing) → Scheißding nt (inf); this nail’s a bugger, it won’t come out → dieser Scheißnagel geht einfach nicht raus (inf); you lucky bugger! → du hast vielleicht ein Schwein! (inf); to play silly buggers (Brit inf) → Scheiß machen (sl)

interj (Brit inf) → Scheiße (inf); bugger (it)! → Scheiße! (inf); bugger this car! → dieses Scheißauto (inf); bugger the cost! → ich scheiß auf die Kosten! (sl); bugger him → dieser Scheißkerl (inf); (= he can get lost) → der kann mich mal (inf); bugger me! (surprise) → (du) meine Fresse! (sl); (annoyance) → so’n Scheiß! (inf)

vt

(lit) → anal verkehren mit

(Brit, sl) → versauen (sl)

bugger [ˈbʌgəʳ]

1. n

a. (Law) → sodomita m

b. (fam!) → stronzo (fam!)
you stupid bugger! → stronzo!
poor little bugger! (child) → povera bestia!

2. excl (fam!) bugger (it)! → merda! (fam!)

3. adv (fam!) bugger all → un cazzo (fam!)
I know bugger all about it → non ne so un cazzo

4. vt (fam!) (also bugger up) → mandare a puttane or in vacca (fam!)

bugger about bugger around

1. vi + adv (Brit) (fam!) → non fare un cazzo (fam!)

2. vt to bugger sb about or around → rompere le palle a qn (fam!)

bugger off vi + adv (Brit) (fam!) → togliersi dalle palle (fam!)
why don't you bugger off and leave me in peace? → perché non ti togli dalle palle e mi lasci in pace?

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bugger [ˈbʌgəʳ]

1. n

a. (Law) → sodomita m

b. (fam!) → stronzo (fam!)
you stupid bugger! → stronzo!
poor little bugger! (child) → povera bestia!

2. excl (fam!) bugger (it)! → merda! (fam!)

3. adv (fam!) bugger all → un cazzo (fam!)
I know bugger all about it → non ne so un cazzo

4. vt (fam!) (also bugger up) → mandare a puttane or in vacca (fam!)

bugger about bugger around

1. vi + adv (Brit) (fam!) → non fare un cazzo (fam!)

2. vt to bugger sb about or around → rompere le palle a qn (fam!)

bugger off vi + adv (Brit) (fam!) → togliersi dalle palle (fam!)
why don't you bugger off and leave me in peace? → perché non ti togli dalle palle e mi lasci in pace?