"buggered" meaning in English

See buggered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 buggered.ogg [Australia] Forms: more buggered [comparative], most buggered [superlative]
Etymology: From the verb bugger. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bugger}} bugger Head templates: {{en-adj}} buggered (comparative more buggered, superlative most buggered)
  1. (slang) Broken; not properly functioning. Tags: slang Synonyms (broken): fucked
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-FJFREDga Disambiguation of 'broken': 100 0 0 0
  2. (slang) In trouble; in a bad situation. Tags: slang Synonyms (in trouble): fucked
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-H8eNsQMJ Disambiguation of 'in trouble': 10 86 3 1
  3. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, slang) Tired, worn-out, exhausted. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK, slang Synonyms (tired): all in
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-uvXl7dbH Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 36 12 43 Disambiguation of 'tired': 6 5 87 2
  4. (slang) damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-25mjNcZ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 36 12 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kaput, stuffed, in for it, done in, exhausted

Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 buggered.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From the verb bugger. Etymology templates: {{m|en|bugger}} bugger Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} buggered
  1. simple past and past participle of bugger Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: bugger
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-verb-jILWDCCP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 36 12 43

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