Buggins' turn



Buggins' turn

Appointment or advancement based on a series of rotation (as due, for example, to seniority) rather than individual merit, qualification, or achievement. So called for the commonness and ubiquity of Buggins as a surname in the UK Primarily heard in UK. Even though I work twice as hard as him, he's going to get the promotion because of Buggins' turn.
See also: turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tenzin-Tibetan, Bhutanese
Goizane-Basque
Currie['kʌri]
GilgameshGIL-gə-mesh (English)Near Eastern Mythology
HilleviHIL-le-vee (Swedish), HEEL-le-vee (Finnish)Swedish, Finnish
Wieland-German, Germanic Mythology