not to do bugger all

not to do bugger all
Australian Slang
to do absolutely nothing

English dialects glossary. 2013.

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  • Not to do bugger all — to do absolutely nothing …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • bugger all — not much, very little; as in I know bugger all …   Kiwi (New Zealand slang)

  • bugger all — British impolite 1) nothing at all I m leaving and there s bugger all they can do about it. 2) none at all I m not helping them again. You get bugger all thanks …   English dictionary

  • bugger all — noun Nothing. You may not like paying taxes, but theres bugger all you can do about it …   Wiktionary

  • bugger all — I Australian Slang very little; nothing II Kiwi (New Zealand Slang) not much, very little; as in I know bugger all …   English dialects glossary

  • Bugger — is a vulgar word used in vernacular British English, Irish English, Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English, Indian English, and occasionally also in Malaysian English and American English. Today, the term is a general… …   Wikipedia

  • bugger — is more acceptable as a swear word than it used to be, at least in BrE. Uses such as bugger me, bugger all, and I ll be buggered (if), are all commonly heard on radio and television, although they remain highly informal and should not normally be …   Modern English usage

  • bugger — bug|ger1 S2 [ˈbʌgə US ər] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: bugger person who practices anal sex (16 21 centuries), from French bougre person who disagrees with the standard religion , from Medieval Latin Bulgarus Bulgarian ] 1.) BrE not polite an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bugger — 1 noun (C) spoken especially BrE 1 taboo someone who is very annoying or unpleasant: Bill s an obnoxious little bugger. 2 a rude word meaning someone that you pretend to be annoyed with, although you actually like them: What are you doing, you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bugger — bug|ger1 [ bʌgər ] noun count BRITISH IMPOLITE an insulting word for someone who is stupid or annoying a. INFORMAL used for expressing sympathy about someone you like or feel sorry for: The poor little bugger s broken his leg. be a bugger BRITISH …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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