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bugger about (or bugger around) [phrasal verb]
Brit informal + impolite
1 : to spend time in a useless or aimless way

We just buggered about [=messed around] all afternoon.

2 bugger (someone) about/around : to cause problems or trouble for (someone)

I don't like being buggered about by faceless bureaucrats with all their forms.

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Main Entry:bugger

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ˌbugger aˈbout/aˈround derived
(BrE, taboo, slang) to waste time by behaving in a silly way or with no clear purpose

Stop buggering about and get back to work.

 A more polite, informal way of saying this is mess about (BrE) or mess around (NAmE, BrE).
Main entry:buggerderived

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