"bovvered" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bovvered [comparative], most bovvered [superlative]
Etymology: Imitating a working-class or uneducated pronunciation with th-fronting. Popularised as the catchphrase of the fictional Lauren Cooper in The Catherine Tate Show in the mid-2000s. Head templates: {{en-adj}} bovvered (comparative more bovvered, superlative most bovvered)
  1. (informal, British) bothered; caring about something Tags: British, informal
    Sense id: en-bovvered-en-adj-Kn81rCOY Categories (other): British English

Verb

Etymology: Imitating a working-class or uneducated pronunciation with th-fronting. Popularised as the catchphrase of the fictional Lauren Cooper in The Catherine Tate Show in the mid-2000s. Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bovvered
  1. simple past and past participle of bovver Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bovver
    Sense id: en-bovvered-en-verb-VTd5Bhqb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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