bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey exited the game with what appears to be a significant hamstring injury.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Private equity buyout accounted for 40% of technology exits in the $100 million-$500 million range in Europe, roughly twice the proportion in the US.
    Aman Ghei, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Univisión moved the Premios Juventud to Panama and the Latin Grammys to Las Vegas, after hosting the 2024 event here.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson's offense got things going in the second half.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest stage in American entertainment is about to get some serious Latin flavor.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Harris felt Jill Biden never forgave her for going at Biden hard during the 2019 primary debate.
    Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Their remains went undiscovered for more than a year.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Quince’s business model cuts out traditional middlemen like distributors to offer these high-quality materials like cashmere and silk at budget-friendly, accessible prices.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 23 Sep. 2025
  • After a short stint working in a coal mine, Shane realized he wasn’t cut out for it.
    John J. Lennon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their charred bark was peeling off in curls, like terra-cotta tiles.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And people love peeling off nail polish.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The actor went off and made Titanic.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Then the chandelier behind was real explosions, the camera team moving the dolly in sequence with Alex [Lawther] acting in the foreground of the whole thing going off in what was essentially one or two seconds.
    Leia Mendoza, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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