"bugger up" meaning in All languages combined

See bugger up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈbʌɡə(ɹ)ʌp/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʌɡəɹ ʌp/ [General-American] Audio: EN-AU ck1 bugger up.ogg Forms: buggers up [present, singular, third-person], buggering up [participle, present], buggered up [participle, past], buggered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bugger up (third-person singular simple present buggers up, present participle buggering up, simple past and past participle buggered up)
  1. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc. Tags: Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, informal Synonyms: booger up [Southern-US] Translations (to break or spoil something): zkurvit (Czech), bagarap (Tok Pisin), bagarapim (Tok Pisin)
    Sense id: en-bugger_up-en-verb-3HtgUWp4 Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of 'to break or spoil something': 95 5
  2. (British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) To injure or harm (someone). Tags: Australia, British, Ireland, New-Zealand, informal
    Sense id: en-bugger_up-en-verb-zYKpdUQf Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Tok Pisin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 44 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Tok Pisin translations: 36 64

Inflected forms

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