Bugger

Actually, depending on the group you are with, it can be worse than rude.
I recommend not using it ever - at all.
Still, you might observe very carefully over a long period of time how people around you are using the word. If it seems harmless enough, you might use it occasionally within that group, but I recommend never using it around anybody else. I know there are some cultur

Hi,

I used to hear this all the time, years ago in England, usually not in a sexual sense. I have almost never heard during my years in N. America.

Best wishes, Clive

I guess to be on the safe side, you should not use it to refer to a person who may or may not be present during the conversation. Some people in England tend to use it as an interjection when they feel annoyed at something, with no intention of making personal reference at all. As I understand it, it is an alternative of a more offensive utterance like 'f**k' or even 'sh*t'.

I would use it with caution as you don't know how it will be received (ooer where's Tallulah).

In the UK though it is a harmless word, the sort of thing my mum would say 'Oh ****** I've missed the post' and she doesn't even swear. Also quite common to refer to kids as 'he's a little ******' meaning he is a naughty sort of child. ****** off is a pretty harmless way to tell someone to eff

Yes; "******" seems quite in vogue, in the UK. "Silly old ******" is almost affectionate.

MrP