buggery

Etymology

From bugger + -y.

noun

1. (Britain) Anal sex.
   Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable crime of buggery […] shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be kept in penal servitude for life or for any term not less than ten years. 1861, United Kingdom, Offences Against the Person Act 1861
2. (Britain) Any sexual act deemed against nature, such as homosexuality, bestiality or necrophilia.
   Whosoever shall be convicted of the abominable Crime of Buggery, committed either with Mankind or with any Animal, shall be liable, at the Discretion of the Court, to be kept in Penal Servitude for Life or for any Term not less than Ten Years. 1861, Parliament of the United Kingdom, “Section 61”, in Offences against the Person Act 1861, page 833
3. (Britain, slang) A broken or damaged condition.
   It's gone to buggery.

adv

1. (Britain, vulgar, colloquial) Used after an inverted subject pronoun and auxiliary verb or copula to emphatically negate the verb.
   Did he help? Did he buggery!