"bugger about" meaning in All languages combined

See bugger about on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: buggers about [present, singular, third-person], buggering about [participle, present], buggered about [participle, past], buggered about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bugger about (third-person singular simple present buggers about, present participle buggering about, simple past and past participle buggered about)
  1. (intransitive) To waste time; to spend time on trivial tasks. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bugger_about-en-verb-Dn4L0Vx5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "about"

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