Phrase guide

bugger all

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Nothing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, uncountable, vulgar

Examples

  • You may not like paying taxes, but there's bugger all you can do about it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

little or nothing at all

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all
  • I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fuck all, Fanny Adams, sweet Fanny Adams

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nothing, nil, nix, nada, null, aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, naught, zero, zilch, zip, zippo

History

Etymology

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