different between blighter vs smegger

English

Etymology

blight +? -er

Noun

blighter (plural blighters)

1. One who blights.
2. (Britain, often disrespectful) A person, usually male, especially one who behaves in an objectionable or pitiable manner.
   • 2012 March 27, David Seidler, "The King's Speech play: At last, my crowning moment...," The Independent (UK) (retrieved 27 Dec 2012):

     Translation: there's still some hope for you, poor stammering blighter.

Translations

Anagrams

• Gilbreth, therblig

English

Etymology

Coined in the television series Red Dwarf, from smeg +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

smegger (plural smeggers)

1. (slang, derogatory) A hateful person or thing.
   • 1998, "John Duffey", - A comment by JMS! (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.babylon5.uk)

     I'd send in something that sent back some kind of telemetary ^[sic], to see what was going on. If some bastard goes and blows it up, you send in about 40,000 ships and kill the smeggers.

   • 2002, "Dr. Smartass", New HOPE for Hoooooooooooooooomosexuals! (discussion on Internet newsgroup alt.recovery.catholicism)

     I remember you now. You're that smegger who floods a thread with the same message over and over...and the same smegger who top-posts.

   • 2007, Erik Ringmar, A Blogger's Manifesto

     Evil boss then has cheek to ask me to work one of the bloody bank holidays in the week he refused me off. Cheeky smegger. Said no.

Synonyms

• bastard
• blighter
• bugger

Anagrams

• megergs, meggers