From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbugger about/around phrasal verb spoken not polite1 STUPID/NOT INTELLIGENTSPEND TIMEto behave in a stupid way or waste time SYN mess about/aroundLet’s stop buggering about and go.2 bugger somebody aboutPROBLEM to cause unnecessary problems for someone SYN mess somebody about/aroundDon’t let Peter bugger you about. → bugger
