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bug·ger 1

 (bŭg′ər, bo͝og′-)
n.
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).
v. bug·gered, bug·ger·ing, bug·gers Vulgar Slang
v.intr.
To practice sodomy.
v.tr.
1. To practice sodomy with.
2. To damn.
Phrasal Verb:
bugger off
Chiefly British Slang To leave someone alone; go away.
[Middle English bougre, heretic, from Old French boulgre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus; see Bulgar.]

bug·ger 2

 (bŭg′ər)
n.
One who installs electronic bugs.
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bugger off

vb
(intr, adverb) slang Brit to go away; depart
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Verb1.bugger off - leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"
buzz off, scram, fuck off, get
go forth, leave, go away - go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"
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Translations

w>bugger off

vi (Brit inf) → abhauen (inf), → Leine ziehen (inf)
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