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Meaning of buggery in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbəɡəri/

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  1. Noun

    buggery

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘heresy’): from Middle Dutch buggerie, from Old French bougrerie, from bougre (see bugger)

    Definitions

    1. anal intercourse committed by a man with a man or woman

    Derived terms

    • bugger
    • sodomise
    • sodomize

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