Bugger
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Comes from "Sodomite"; it is a curiosity of the modern British swearword lexicon that this most traditionally taboo sexual act tends to be the source of words at the milder end of the expletive spectrum; see also bugger.
Source: Useful Notes / British English
Cite this Source
Sodomite and Bugger. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugger/sodomite
Bugger & Sodomite. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugger/sodomite>.
Sodomite or Bugger. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bugger/sodomite.
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