Noun / Verb / Exclamation | General Insult / Frustration
Encyclopedia of British Slang
BUGGER
Noun / Verb / Exclamation | Mild to Moderate | General Insult / Frustration
BUGGER Pronunciation: /’b?g-?/ Part of Speech: Noun / Verb / Exclamation Severity Level: Mild to Moderate Category: General Insult / Frustration
Definition
Versatile term expressing annoyance, affection, or mild insult.
Usage
You little bugger. Oh, bugger.
Assessment
Softened historical profanity.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. He currently lives in Holloway, North London. Contact: [email protected]
