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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 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/bugget>
