an offensive word used to show anger or dislike for somebody, especially a man （侮辱性称呼，尤用于男子）家伙；浑蛋；坏蛋 used to refer to a person, especially a man, that you like or feel sympathy for （表示亲昵或同情，尤用于男子）小伙子；老头儿；汉子 Poor bugger! His wife left him last week. 可怜的家伙！他妻子上周离开了他。 He's a tough old bugger. 他是个铁汉子。 You daft bugger! 你这个笨蛋！
- [usually singular]
a thing that is difficult or causes problems 难题；麻烦的事
Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a heretic): from Middle Dutch, from Old French bougre ‘heretic’, from medieval Latin Bulgarus ‘Bulgarian’, particularly one belonging to the Orthodox Church and therefore regarded as a heretic by the Roman Church. The sense ‘sodomite’ (16th cent.) arose from an association of heresy with forbidden sexual practices; its use as a general insult dates from the early 18th cent.
Idioms
play silly buggers
- (British English, informal)
to behave in a stupid and annoying way 胡闹；顽皮；做怪样子 Stop playing silly buggers and give me a hand with this! 别玩傻瓜机了，帮我一把！