Talk:Bugger

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Bugger from my findings is better taking to be a man and , or woman who love anal sex.

  • Whatever. This is a dictionary definition to encyclopediable. Wetman 05:43, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I agree with the first. I always was told that "a bugger" was somebody who took anal sex. Also I heard, by watching some program on BBC 2 that it comes from a dutch word, which means anal sex. Peterwill 18:47, 12 October 2006 (UTC)


Bugger ! ..... Tony, 7 June 2007 AEST, Oz

Shouldn't 'Bugger (alien)' be moved to its own article? --195.92.67.68 16:50, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] inoffensive in the US?

Why does this say that? It seems to me that its less common usage here actually means it retains more of the offensive meaning. -Jcbarr 01:42, 21 November 2005 (UTC)

I've never perceived it as having any offensive meaning. It seems more a joke than anything else. Nik42 08:46, 29 November 2005 (UTC)

It's very inoffensive here. For instance, if you were to say, "This is a bugger of a problem", most people would assume you were talking about how a problem is like a literal bug. It's also worth noting that among nerds, "Bugger" is most closely associated with Ender's Game.

I have used it as in "This is a bugger of a problem" and "poor bugger". Then again the article does say that it is used more in Canada and also with a parent from New Zealand there is probably some influence. Though it is hardly considered offencive from my personal expeirience. kc4 - the Server Monkey Enforcer 00:23, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] removed

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The expression bugger me sideways with a bargepole is jocularly meant to indicate surprise.

Not notable enough. Very low number of independent hits on Google search. TerraGreen 21:43, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

Bugger me sideways gets more results: it doesn't matter what the apparatus is, really: it's quite popular in England.

"it's quite popular in England." - what are you implying, exactly? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.150.78.48 (talk • contribs).

EVOCATIVEINTRIGUE TALKTOME | EMAILME | IMPROVEME 08:55, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
"a bugger is also a man that puts his fingers in dogs arse's, lol lol lol fag" - Apparent vandalism. I'm not sure who posted this, but how and where can this be reported? Ipso-De-Facto 18:24, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] etymology

http://www.languedoc-france.info/12011302_sodomy.htm claims that Bulgres were Cathars, the heresy belief that came originally from East-Europe, and especially as a kind of Bogomils beliefs of Bulgaria

[edit] POV?

I'd have said this is still a wound that would be considered offensive in many contexts. One would not expect to hear it, for instance, on British Television before 9pm. Indicating that it is still considered potentially offensive. The article implies most of the offence is now gone, I'd disagree. Now, I'm only going from personal observation and opinion, but since the article cites no sources, it is difficult to see the article as in any sense objective. It needs some objective sources.--Docg 00:35, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

As a native speaker of Australian English, I'd say that the article is pretty accurate about Australian usage. It might be of interest to mention the Tok Pisin word 'bagarap'. Mike Dallwitz 11:43, 16 June 2007 (UTC)

There was a whole ad campaign in Australia featured around the word bugger, it was repeated throughout the advert on daytime and prime time television.

[edit] gone buggerup

How common is that phrase in Australia? Obviously the Aussies gave "bugger up" to the Papuans, but did the Papuans give "bagarap" back to the Aussies? Serendipodous 12:49, 13 October 2007 (UTC)