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
  • Dobrev departed after the show’s sixth season in 2015, but returned for the finale.
    — Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • Caviar, Vintage Cuvees, and Tableside Rituals For Royal Ascot, Brown’s built the experience around breakfast, elevating the first meal of the day into an indulgent affair before guests departed for the racecourse.
    — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of departed
Verb
  • After Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin replaced both Roberson and Luckett in 2000, Franklin exited after a few months and the girl group became a trio — dropping their third album, Survivor the following year.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
  • They were dealt another blow Tuesday evening when right-fielder Jac Caglianone exited with right-shoulder soreness before the sixth inning of a home game against the San Francisco Giants.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of exited
Verb
  • Johnson was born in southern California and grew up in Omaha after her family moved there.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The charge, which has since been dropped, was related to a dispute Dillon had with her former neighbors who had since moved and did not pursue the case, her lawsuit said.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of moved
Verb
  • But then Lily somehow intuits the core evolutionary idea behind a man competing at naked limbo with a group of monkeys, even though neither Kaylin as explainer nor Zac as performer got what Lisa’s drawing was conveying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • Something as rudimentary as remembering the play calls as training camp got underway, was also top of mind.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 28 July 2026
Definition of got
Verb
  • The interesting question is where the departing dollars went, and the answer is visible in an adjacent market.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The district went from one where Republicans have a 30-point advantage to about ten points.
    — Jack Harvel July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • In five of the spots, the dark blue Pipeliner 5000 coating had peeled off to reveal more of the same material.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • New discs do not sound good with paper in them, and because these labels are pressed into records during manufacture, not stuck onto them after, they cannot simply be peeled off.
    — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
Definition of peeled off
Verb
  • Passengers pulled out their phones to record the surprise solo.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • When it was threatened by a winter freeze, Rowlings pulled out all the stops.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 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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“Bugged off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugged%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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