rugger

[ ruhg-er ]

noun

1. Rugby ( def 1 ).

rugger

/ ˈrʌɡə /

noun

1. an informal name for rugby

Word History and Origins

Origin of rugger¹

1890–95; rug(by) + -er ⁷

Example Sentences

"It's teamwork like cricket. It is how you must have the stamina for a marathon. It's a hard game like rugger and it is a bloodsport like boxing."

From Reuters

"He was sort of like a sporty, rugger sort of guy who fantasised about getting into the army," he says.

From BBC

It was fun – he got to step out of being the president for a minute and be a rugger again.”

From The Guardian

"We laughed and joked like a bunch of rugger supporters on their way to Twickenham," Guy wrote.

From BBC

In college, I played rugby and wore heavy cotton shorts and a stiff jersey, while suffering only some scraped elbows and several memorable hangovers from parties with “rugger huggers” after matches.

From New York Times