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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

English

Etymology

Popularised by the British sitcom Red Dwarf, whose makers describe it as an arbitrary coinage unconnected to smegma; see the Wikipedia article for further discussion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sm??/
• Rhymes: -??

Interjection

smeg

1. (slang) Used as a swear word.

Verb

smeg (third-person singular simple present smegs, present participle smegging, simple past and past participle smegged)

1. (slang) To mess up.

Derived terms

• smegger
• smegging
• smeghead

See also

• Appendix:Fictional English curse words

Anagrams

• EGMs, GEMs, Gems, MEGs, MGEs, Megs, gems, megs

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish smeic. Cognate with Irish smig.

Noun

smeg f

1. chin