bugger about

verb

To waste time; to spend time on trivial tasks.

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Meanings

verbbugger about (third-person singular simple present buggers about, present participle buggering about, simple past and past participle buggered about)

present singular third person buggers about · participle present buggering about · participle past buggered about · past buggered about

  1. intransitiveTo waste time; to spend time on trivial tasks.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bugger aroundbuggerise about
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APA

bugger about. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bugger%20about

MLA

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Chicago

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