Posted by Quintal on May 5, 2007, at 12:50:51
Is local dialect covered in the civility guideines?
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
bugger1
SYLLABICATION: bug·ger
PRONUNCIATION: bgr, bg-
NOUN: 1. Vulgar Slang A sodomite. 2. Slang A contemptible or disreputable person. 3. Slang A fellow; a chap: “He's a silly little bugger, then” (John le Carré).
VERB: Inflected forms: bug·gered, bug·ger·ing, bug·gers
Vulgar Slang
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To practice sodomy.
TRANSITIVE VERB: 1. To practice sodomy with. 2. To damn.
PHRASAL VERB: bugger off Chiefly British Slang To leave someone alone; go away.
ETYMOLOGY: Middle English bougre, heretic, from Old French boulgre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus.
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