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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
BUGGET, n. “A big lumpy, clumsy person; used descriptively — ‘he's a right b[ugget] o' a fellow,' i.e. stoutly and heavily made” (Ork. 1929 Marw.).
Hence buggety, adj., “stout, lumpish, heavy, thickset (of a man)” (Ib.).
[Cf. Norse bugge, a “mighty man,” phs. from Gmc. root *bugg, to be thick (Torp), but see also Baggit, ppl.adj., and Baggity.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Bugget n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 7 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bugget>
