"buggered" meaning in English

See buggered in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 buggered.ogg Forms: more buggered [comparative], most buggered [superlative]
Etymology: From the verb bugger. Head templates: {{en-adj}} buggered (comparative more buggered, superlative most buggered)
  1. (slang, Commonwealth) Broken; not properly functioning. Tags: Commonwealth, slang Synonyms (broken): fucked
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-FJFREDga Categories (other): Commonwealth English Disambiguation of 'broken': 100 0 0 0
  2. (slang, Commonwealth) In trouble; in a bad situation. Tags: Commonwealth, slang Synonyms (in trouble): fucked
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-H8eNsQMJ Categories (other): Commonwealth English Disambiguation of 'in trouble': 8 89 2 1
  3. (UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, slang) Tired, worn-out, exhausted. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang Synonyms (tired): all in
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-uvXl7dbH Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 12 59 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 6 68 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 5 75 5 5 Disambiguation of 'tired': 6 5 87 2
  4. (slang, Commonwealth) damned (as an intensifier or vehement denial) Tags: Commonwealth, slang
    Sense id: en-buggered-en-adj-25mjNcZ6 Categories (other): Commonwealth English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kaput, stuffed, in for it, done in, exhausted Derived forms: unbuggered

Verb

Audio: EN-AU ck1 buggered.ogg
Etymology: From the verb 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
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