Buggered

adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of bugger form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Broken; not properly functioning. Commonwealth, slang

    "Your telly is buggered, best get it fixed."

  2. 2
    In trouble; in a bad situation. Commonwealth, slang

    "The police caught you on CCTV, now you're really buggered."

  3. 3
    Tired, worn-out, exhausted. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang

    "You'll have to take over from here, mate, I'm completely buggered."

  4. 4
    damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) Commonwealth, slang

    "I'm buggered if I'm going to drive all that way at this time of night."

Synonyms

All synonyms
fuckedall inall inass backwardsballed upbleareyed

Example

More examples

"The new labourer was buggered by smoko."

Etymology

From the verb bugger.

Related phrases

worn out

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