I’ve just been thinking ......... Buggalugs

What’s that all abart ???
What are they, then ???

 

Nar then buggerlugs. Not sure.

I’ll have a look...

“Ears ideal for use as handles which afford a sodomiser extra purchase and thus enable the delivery of a more thorough, forcefull loving.”

Not my words. Urban dictionary.

Apparently the term is actually a nautical one, referring to hair on the cheeks below the ears, which can be gripped and utilised in the same manner described above.

Given that it’s generally used as a term of affection, often to kids, I might stop using it now...

 

I think that's apocryphal. Bugger grips is certainly a term used for sideburns. An amusing one in my opinion - 'That Noddy Holder's got some reight bugger grips' - and only ever used for that purpose. The implication is there, the phrase perfectly describes the act, but it's not a practice that ever took place. Similarly a moustache isn't used for straining soup.

Buggalugs has always been a term of endearment. I very much doubt the etymology of the word has anything to do with buggery.

 

I remember a time when it was a commonly used word.
When was the last time you heard it said ???

 

Use it everyday.