embuggerance

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Meaning · English

Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress.

Register: slang

Examples

It didn’t matter for them, the course was just a three-week embuggerance and then they’d go home for tea and medals. … We were sleeping with most of our kit on anyway, but it was a major embuggerance to have to pull on your boots, flak jacket and helmet and leg it down to the slit trenches.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “embuggerance” mean?

Any obstacle (natural or artificial) that gets in the way of progress.

Is “embuggerance” formal or informal?

embuggerance is generally slang.