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  1. Buggins's turn, Buggins's turn: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Buggins's turn: Wiktionary

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noun:  (idiomatic, British) A humorous, disparaging term for the appointment of a person by rotation or promotion, on the basis of length of service (it being that person's "turn") rather than merit or level of qualification.


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