■ noun Brit. informal a system by which appointments or awards are made in rotation rather than by merit.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Buggins , used to represent a typical surname.
■ noun Brit. informal a system by which appointments or awards are made in rotation rather than by merit.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Buggins , used to represent a typical surname.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004