Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buggeration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bug-ger-a-tion
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

British usage

Example Sentences

""Oh, buggeration." Her fidgety mother had skimmed three oranges off the top of the fruit bowl with her sleeve."
"Buggeration! Where was Bert Lightfoot when you needed him?"
"Oh buggeration, the sodding light's come on..."

Etymology

From bugger + -ation, possibly on the pattern of botheration.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: bugger

Usage

British usage

Questions

What does buggeration mean?: Bugger; damn.
Where does buggeration come from?: From bugger + -ation, possibly on the pattern of botheration.

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