bugger (up)

verb

ˈbə-gər How to pronounce bugger (up) (audio)
Definition of bugger (up)next
as in to fumble
to make or do (something) in a clumsy or unskillful way I've somehow buggered up the program again

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger (up)
  1. fumble
  2. blow
  3. foul up
  4. screw up
  5. ruin
Verb
  • Taylor started Indy’s unraveling by fumbling away a would-be 41-yard touchdown early in the third quarter that would’ve given Indianapolis a 20-7 lead.
    Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • That’s what Matt Stafford did after fumbling through the start of the game.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of fumble
Verb
  • To have someone so esteemed give that sort of affirmation about my work really just blew me away.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the winds that blow down mountain slopes in California are also named for their locale, according to Null.
    Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of blow
Verb
  • For just one of 67 counties to use the wrong one could foul up an entire statewide count.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
  • See the stunning shot... AIRLINE 'CHAOS' – A flight was canceled after someone fouled up the aircraft amid delays.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2023
Definition of foul up
Verb
  • Jessica and Ashlee Simpson, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’ There really aren’t many ways to screw up a straightforward ballad that needs only a rolling snare drum as required instrumentation, but leave it to the Simpson sisters circa 2004 to burn it all down.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Collection Much like Nightmare Before Christmas, Joe Dante’s enduring horror favorite Gremlins plays like someone wanted to see how badly a bunch of little monsters could screw up the setting of another Christmas classic.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of screw up
Verb
  • This increases the risk of electrical shocks, fire, and short circuits, which can ruin your holidays.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Over time, this can take away a company's competitive edge or even ruin its reputation with future talent.
    Subha Barry, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruin
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