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buggery.

Anal sex.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbʌɡəɹi/
  1. Anal sex.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · countable · uncountable
  2. Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as homosexuality, bestiality or necrophilia.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · countable · uncountable
  3. A broken or damaged condition.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · countable · slang · uncountable
    It's gone to buggery.
Where this word comes from

From bugger + -y (nominal suffix).

adv/ˈbʌɡəɹi/
  1. Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · colloquial · not-comparable · vulgar
    Did he help? Did he buggery!
Where this word comes from

From bugger + y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

intj/ˈbʌɡəɹi/
  1. Synonym of bugger.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · slang · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From bugger + y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

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