Meanings
adjectivebovvered (comparative more bovvered, superlative most bovvered)
comparative more bovvered · superlative most bovvered
- UKinformalbothered; caring about something
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of bovver
Origin
Imitating a working-class or uneducated pronunciation with th-fronting. Popularised as the catchphrase of the fictional Lauren Cooper in The Catherine Tate Show in the mid-2000s.
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APA
bovvered. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bovvered
MLA
“bovvered.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bovvered. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bovvered,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bovvered.
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