- bugger about / around
- Verb. To mess around, waste time.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
bugger about / around
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bugger about/around — ► bugger about/around act stupidly or carelessly. Main Entry: ↑bugger … English terms dictionary
bugger about/around — act stupidly or carelessly. → bugger … English new terms dictionary
bugger about — ► bugger about/around act stupidly or carelessly. Main Entry: ↑bugger … English terms dictionary
bugger somebody around — ˌbugger sb aˈbout/aˈround derived (BrE, taboo, slang) to treat sb in a way that is deliberately not helpful to them or wastes their time • I m sick of being buggered about by the company. … Useful english dictionary
bugger about — ● bugger * * * bugger about (or bugger around) [phrasal verb] Brit informal + impolite 1 : to spend time in a useless or aimless way We just buggered about [=messed around] all afternoon. 2 bugger (someone) about/around : to cause problems or… … Useful english dictionary
bugger about — phrasal verb bugger about or bugger around Word forms bugger about : present tense I/you/we/they bugger about he/she/it buggers about present participle buggering about past tense buggered about past participle buggered about British impolite 1)… … English dictionary
bugger about — or bugger around 1) PHRASAL VERB: V P (disapproval) If someone buggers about or buggers around, they waste time doing unnecessary things. [BRIT, INFORMAL, RUDE] Syn: mess about, mess around 2) PHRASAL VERB: V n P (disapproval) If someone … English dictionary
Bugger about — mess about; fiddle around … Dictionary of Australian slang
bugger about — Australian Slang mess about; fiddle around … English dialects glossary
bugger — vulgar slang, chiefly Brit. ► NOUN 1) derogatory a person who commits buggery. 2) a person regarded with contempt or pity. 3) an annoying or awkward thing. ► VERB 1) practise buggery with. 2) cause serious harm or trouble to. 3) … English terms dictionary
