"smegger" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-smegger.ogg Forms: smeggers [plural]
Etymology: Coined in the television series Red Dwarf, from smeg + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|smeg|er}} smeg + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} smegger (plural smeggers)
  1. (slang, derogatory) A hateful person or thing. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: bastard, blighter, bugger

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Dr. Smartass, “New HOPE for Hoooooooooooooooomosexuals!”, in alt.recovery.catholicism (Usenet):",
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          "ref": "2007, Erik Ringmar, A Blogger's Manifesto:",
          "text": "Evil boss then has cheek to ask me to work one of the bloody bank holidays in the week he refused me off. Cheeky smegger. Said no.",
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