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    [Verb]  | "both*er" | \ ˈbä-t͟hər \


    1: to annoy especially by petty provocation : irk

    2: to intrude upon : pester

    3: to cause to be somewhat anxious or concerned —often used interjectionally

    Origin: circa 1745 ;

     Of obscure origin ;

      * Note : Early attestations strongly associate the word with Ireland, though if bother is authentically Hiberno-English, the interdental consonant must be secondary, perhaps by association with earlier {pother:1|pother:1}, itself of obscure origin. A hypothetical link with Irish bodhar "deaf, confused" is improbable given that the internal dental consonant in Irish was lost by 1300.;

    [Noun]  | "bother" 


    1: a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry

    2: something that causes petty annoyance or worry

    3: fuss, inconvenience

    Origin: 1761 ;

     Noun derivative of {see: |bother:1|bother:1};

    [Idiom]  | "why bother" 


    1: —used to say that something is not worth the trouble

    [Idiom]  | "save someone the trouble/bother" 


    1: to do something so that someone else does not have to do it

    [Verb]  | "bother" 


    1: to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation;


      * e.g., " ... I am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me "




    2: to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts;


      * e.g., " ... it bothers me when obviously sick people go to movies and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing "



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    3: to experience concern or anxiety;


      * e.g., " ... just get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details "



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    [Noun]  | "bother" 


    1: a state of noisy, confused activity;


      * e.g., " ... the whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute "



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    2: one who is obnoxiously annoying;


      * e.g., " ... the woman next-door is such a bother—always dropping in at the most inopportune moments! "



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    3: something that is a source of irritation;


      * e.g., " ... returning damaged goods is a real bother "



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     [ "bother" ]

    1: a fun activity that involves running around a person and softly batting at them with your arms while saying "Bother bother bother."

      * e.g.,  ... "let's go bother snape!" "Yes, lets!" 

     [ "bother" ]

    1: the softest song from Stone Sour, its a pretty good song that doesdnt have drums in it, very good band also

      * e.g.,  ... You don't need to bother 

     [ "bother" ]

    1: name for a group of 8 to 30 freshman walking together on campus, i.e. a gaggle of geese; a bother of freshman.

      * e.g.,  ... I was late to class because of a slow ass bother of freshman! 

     [ "bother" ]

    2: noun

     [ "bother" ]

    1: To have sex with or to fuck someone

      * e.g.,  ... omg ginny!did stacey tell you that she and donald bothered yesterday 

     [ "bother" ]

    1:  to remove a person(s) of their torso

      * e.g.,  ...  Call the cops Jonnys trying to bother me. 

     [ "bother" ]

    2:  , bothered the state of being without a torso , bothersome having to endure activities in the state of bother

      * e.g.,  ...  I cant run right now im a bit bothered. 

     [ "bother" ]

    1: what you get yourself into when in a relationship you sleep with someone else

      * e.g.,  ... I'm in a bit of bother with my woman 

     [ "bother" ]

    1: forget about it

      * e.g.,  ... Bother the dishes. someone else will do them. 

     [ "BOTHER BOTHER BOTHER" ]

    1: When you go up to snape, push him repeatedly and yell "BOTHER BOTHER BOTHER BOTHER BOTHER"

      * e.g.,  ... Snape: Im snape, the potions master 

     [ "No bother" ]

    1: Irish colloquial expression. To have no worries or problems about one's self. For something to not be a problem. To be unvexed by something.

      * e.g.,  ... Ah no bother about that. That's no bother to me. 

     [ "botherance" ]

    1: A term used to describe the level to which an individual is affected by a situation or piece of information.

      * e.g.,  ... The level of BOTHERANCE which I experienced was 60% 

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