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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1919
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BUGGERISE, v. To potter about, at the same time making a great show of working hard (Fif.10 1937). [bʌgər′aɪz]Sh.(D) 1919 T. Manson Humours Peat Comm. II. 127:
Buggerisin aboot da boos [bows] o da Novice [a ship], as da man said.
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