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.
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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.