(slang, British) Sod's law or Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".
(slang, British) Sod's law or Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".
Bugger factor means: Sod's law or Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Bugger factor means: Sod's law or Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".. It is informal slang, fine in casual speech but not suited to formal contexts. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(chiefly, UK) The principle that what can go wrong, will go wrong, usually with some observed degree of irony.
(British) Bugger; damn.
(slang, Commonwealth) In trouble; in a bad situation.
(British, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal) To break or spoil something, or make it inoperative, useless etc.
bugger factor means: Sod's law or Murphy's law: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".. Register: very informal, slang. Suitable only for casual conversation, chat and social media. Do not use in business, academic or news writing. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(British, Ireland, Australia, NZ, informal) To injure or harm (someone).