buggered
buggered Lexical Profile
buggered Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
British Broken, ruined, or no longer functioning properly (also used in Australian and New Zealand English).
"The lawnmower is completely buggered after hitting that large rock."
British Extremely tired or physically exhausted (also used in Australian and New Zealand English).
"I am utterly buggered after spending the entire day helping them move furniture."
British In a hopeless, predicament-filled, or doomed situation.
"If we miss the last train back to the city, we are royally buggered."
• verb
British To ruin, spoil, or damage something (past tense and past participle of bugger).
"Falling on the ice really buggered his knee for the rest of the season."
Word Nuance & Usage
Primarily used in British, Australian, and New Zealand informal speech; while generally considered mild-to-moderate slang in those regions, it should be avoided in formal contexts.