Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bugger up

/ˈbʌɡəɹ ʌp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: bug-ger up
IPA: /ˈbʌɡəɹ ʌp/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Informal

verb

To injure or harm (someone).

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"I've buggered up the sudoku somehow and can't finish it."
"Well, he only buggers up one sentence, and that's the first one. He says, 'Shut up, blek.' But from that point on, it was OK because I helped him with it. If I'd been there, I would have told him to say, 'Shut up, black', exactly the same as an American accent."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbʌɡəɹ ʌp/
British English: /ˈbʌɡə(ɹ)ʌp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

buggers up (present, singular) buggering up (participle, present) buggered up (participle, past) buggered up (past)

Synonyms

booger up

Questions

How do you pronounce bugger up?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbʌɡəɹ ʌp/.
What does bugger up mean?: To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.

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