First Known Use: 1555
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1bugger
noun bug·ger \ˈbə-gər, ˈbu̇-gər\
Definition of BUGGER
1
: sodomite
3
: a small or annoying thing <put down my keys and now I can't find the buggers>
Origin of BUGGER
Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy
2bugger
verb bug·ger \ˈbə-gər\
Definition of BUGGER
transitive verb
1
usually vulgar : to commit sodomy with
2
: damn
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First Known Use of BUGGER
1598
3bugger
noun
Definition of BUGGER
: a person who plants electronic bugs
First Known Use of BUGGER
1955
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