paggering
A Scottish slang term for a beating — the kind of thorough, no-holds-barred thrashing that leaves a mark.
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A Scottish slang term for a beating — the kind of thorough, no-holds-barred thrashing that leaves a mark. If someone threatens you with a paggering, they're not talking about a light tap on the shoulder. The word has the satisfying roughness you'd expect from slang describing a proper hiding. It can be used literally (an actual fight) or hyperbolically ("that exam gave me a paggering"). Predominantly heard in Scotland and parts of Northern England.
He mouthed off to the wrong crowd and ended up getting a right paggering outside the chippy.
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(Scotland) A beating.
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Scottish slang meaning to fight, beat up, or physically attack someone. If someone says they're going to pagger you, you should probably move quickly. The word has a blunt, no-nonsense energy that fits the directness of Scottish dialect — it doesn't dress things up. It's mostly heard in west central Scotland and can also be used as a noun (a fight or a beating). It shows up in Scottish fiction, gritty dramas, and street slang without much translation needed for context.
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(Scotland) To fight.
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A vivid Scottish and British military slang term meaning completely drained, exhausted, or — in army slang — properly drunk. When you're puggled, you've got nothing left: your energy, your focus, and possibly your balance have all deserted you. The Scottish sense leans toward fatigue and mental depletion, while the military usage slants toward being intoxicated. Either way, the word perfectly captures a state of total spent-ness that 'tired' just doesn't do justice to.
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(Scotland) Trickery, cunning.