Something unpleasant or undesirable; a great nuisance
Example | Meaning |
The bucket went down and it went into the ground. It went into the road. Him and road (inc) coming down this ton and a half wagon on behind me. It took into the ground like that there. Bugger bent the motor all to rat shit and the steering wheel hit him in the stomach. |
A bother/pain |
Example | Meaning |
I can remember them blowing the steam out at you you-know just- just- you-know, didn't hurt you you-know it was just- but can you imagine that today? No ah they- some- some bugger would be there tell you were trespassing or-something you-know? |
A bother/pain |
Example | Meaning |
And apparently he was a bunch of English buggers down there and you do exactly what they say and you're supposed to read their mind. Apparently, I was told to come in Saturday and ah wash the dust off the cars and clean them all up for make- keep the sales going. |
A bother/pain |
Example | Meaning |
L-- and two of them stayed for two years each. And- you-know like, I don't remember us being such bad little buggers but I guess we were (laughs). |
A bother/pain |
Example | Meaning |
He had a withered arm. I don't know whether he'd injured it or whether he's born that way. But it seemed to bother him. Because he was like a wounded bear. He was a miserable old bugger. So I sat down and I said I want a- I had a- I got all the stuff I needed but I had to get the stuff from him then eh. That ah I got permission to get. |
A bother/pain |
Example | Meaning |
Because they had the, ah, old Clarke engine that was a bugger to start |
Something unpleasant or undesirable; a great nuisance |