Neologism of the Day
Feb. 26th, 2008 03:43 pm- bug-ger the ques-tion
- Pronunciation: ˈbu̇-gər thə ˈkwes-chən
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English bougre heretic, from Anglo-French bugre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus, literally, Bulgarian; from the association of Bulgaria with the Bogomils, who were accused of sodomy
To misuse a word or phrase so prevalently that the incorrect/inaccurate meaning becomes linguistically valid.
"When you say, 'That literally blew my mind,' you're trying to bugger the question."