"buggeress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buggeresses [plural]
Etymology: From bugger + -ess. Etymology templates: {{af|en|bugger|-ess}} bugger + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} buggeress (plural buggeresses)
  1. (rare, often humorous) a female bugger, in various senses Tags: humorous, often, rare
    Sense id: en-buggeress-en-noun-lTn6nfMr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 85 15
  2. (rare, derogatory) a sexually depraved woman Tags: derogatory, rare
    Sense id: en-buggeress-en-noun-Ryh-JwNC

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1945 William Joyce, cited in Nigel Farndale (2005) Haw-Haw : the tragedy of William & Margaret Joyce (London: Macmillan) →ISBN p. 259",
          "text": "Lucky buggeress. How I envy her."
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