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buggery — index sodomy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 buggery n. Anal intercourse; sometimes i … Law dictionary
Buggery — Bug ger*y, n. [OF. bougrerie, bogrerie, heresy. See {Bugger}.] Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buggery — (n.) mid 14c., heresy, later unnatural intercourse with man or beast, carnalis copula contra Naturam, & hoc vel per confusionem Specierum . See BUGGER (Cf. bugger) … Etymology dictionary
buggery — ► NOUN ▪ anal intercourse … English terms dictionary
buggery — [bug′ər′ē] n. SODOMY … English World dictionary
Buggery — The English term buggery is very close in meaning to the term sodomy, and is often used interchangeably in law and popular speech. It is also a specific criminal offence under the English common law.In lawUnder most common law legal systems, the… … Wikipedia
buggery — /ˈbʌgəri / (say buguhree) noun 1. (taboo) anal intercourse with a human or with an animal; the practice of sodomy or bestiality. –phrase Colloquial 2. as (all) buggery, (an intensifier): hot as buggery. 3. go to buggery …
buggery* — Used in several abusive expressions for emph. ♣ Will I buggery! I won t. ♣ Go to buggery, Go away. ♣ It s all to buggery, It is spoiled or confused … A concise dictionary of English slang
buggery — noun a) Anal sex. Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable crime of buggery shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than ten years. b) Any sexual act deemed against… … Wiktionary
buggery — Adj. Used as an intensifier in denials such as did I buggery! or like buggery she did … English slang and colloquialisms
buggery — n 1. anal intercourse. The word is still, in Britain, the official designation of the act in legal terminology. 2. British oblivion, destruction, ruin. The word usually appears in phrases such as all to buggery … Contemporary slang
