buggers
Those pesky individuals
Buggers is the plural of bugger—people referred to with sympathy, exasperation, or affection: Those poor buggers have been waiting for hours.
The little buggers got into the biscuits again.
The tone ranges from commiserating to mildly annoyed, rarely genuinely hostile.
Six-legged arthropods
- verminHarmful small animals
- parasitesOrganisms feeding off hosts
- crittersAnimals, said fondly
- varmintsTroublesome animals, often hunted
mosquitoes · cockroaches · bedbugs · fleas · lice · ants · termites · flies
Mischievous troublemakers
- scampsPlayful troublemakers
- tykesSmall children, fondly
- impsMinor demons or rascals
- mischief-makersThose causing playful trouble
rapscallions · troublemakers · pranksters · tots · kids · rugrats · monkeys · terrors
Mild expletive
exclamation · frustration · annoyance · exasperation · outburst · blimey · crikey · bloody
Offensive remark or action
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- vulgarCrude or indecent
obscene · profanity · abuse · taunt · disparagement · taboo · homophobic · British
Aggressive Asian climbing plant
- lionfishVenomous striped reef fish
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- tamariskDrought-resistant flowering shrub
cheatgrass · eradication · infestation · ecosystem · spread · control
insects
Six-legged arthropods
varmints · mosquitoes · cockroaches · bedbugs · fleas · lice · ants · termites · flies · gnats
rascals
Mischievous troublemakers
mischief-makers · rapscallions · troublemakers · pranksters · tots · kids · rugrats · monkeys · terrors · handful
damn
Mild expletive
curse · exclamation · frustration · annoyance · exasperation · outburst · blimey · crikey · bloody · hell
insult
Offensive remark or action
- derogatoryExpressing criticism or disrespect
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
vulgar · obscene · profanity · abuse · taunt · disparagement · taboo · homophobic · British · crude
kudzu
Aggressive Asian climbing plant
- lionfishVenomous striped reef fish
- starlingGlossy gregarious passerine
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
tamarisk · cheatgrass · eradication · infestation · ecosystem · spread · control
buggersdarlings
Treasured people or things
angels · saints · sweethearts · dears · treasures
buggersladies and gentlemen
Formal crowd address
honored guests · dignitaries · gentlefolk · worthies · notables
- buggered offLeft abruptly, informally
- bugger offRude dismissal command
- bugger allBritish term meaning nothing
- buggering upRuining through incompetence
- bugger upRuin or spoil
- buggered upBadly damaged or broken