Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

play silly buggers

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
play sil-ly bug-gers
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act in a stupid or reckless manner.

Australian usage; Canadian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

plays silly buggers (present, singular) playing silly buggers (participle, present) played silly buggers (participle, past) played silly buggers (past) play silly beggars (alternative)

Questions

What does play silly buggers mean?
To act in a stupid or reckless manner.

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