bugged off

verb

past tense of bug off
as in departed
to leave a place often for another I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugged off
  1. departed
  2. exited
  3. moved
  4. got
  5. went
  6. peeled off
  7. pulled out
  8. pushed off
Verb
  • Mara Sade, formerly Jakara Jackson in WWE, has officially departed TNA as a free agent following her contract's expiration on August 3rd.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Over a year after most DOGE members departed the government, independent auditors still cannot pinpoint who all the DOGE personnel were.
    — Meryl Kornfield, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • Officers said two people reportedly met at a nearby shopping center, but the suspect at some point exited the truck and shot the victim at point-blank range.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Martin exited after the first two batters reached in the sixth.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Punk went for a moonsault, which looked sloppy, and Rhodes moved, mostly avoiding the impact.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The Moon moved into Aries and your private 12th House, making quiet more useful than consensus.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • Snail Mucin When K-beauty broke into the US market in 2016, snail mucin was the introductory ingredient that got everyone hooked.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • On Monday, Baltimore went and got Forret back by trading reliever Tyler Wells to the Rays.
    — David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • Tommy Edman hit a three-run home run for the Dodgers, and Teoscar Hernández also went deep.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The ceremony ultimately went ahead with an Elvis impersonator officiating as Kacie wore a white dress and white cowboy hat.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • The pool was drained after the July Fourth fireworks, weeks after pieces of the lining peeled off and algae turned the water green.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 July 2026
  • Once roasted, the skins can be peeled off and the internal ribs and seeds can be easily removed.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of peeled off
Verb
  • Mexican influencer César Gastélum was live-streaming outside a fast-food restaurant when two men on motorbike stopped next him, pulled out a gun and shot him in the head.
    — Rey Rodríguez, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On the way back, Johnson pulled out the gun and shot Pulling, the driver, in the back of the head, according to court documents.
    — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pulled out
Verb
  • When rates increase or stay elevated, life events, like home purchases or renovations, that drive the bulk of Home Depot's business get pushed off, if not canceled altogether.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Investigators say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the two climbed into a canoe and pushed off onto Lake Hayward in East Haddam the night of March 21.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of pushed off
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