bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • General admission on-site parking: All general admission traffic will enter and exit through the Cox Road gate and turn onto Voice of America Park Drive.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
  • But the bullet exited Welch's head, and that same bullet hit Palmer, a bystander who was attempting to act as a peacemaker, Worthy said.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His enhanced role will see the character departing from previous depictions.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • The new company announced is post-merger executive roster Monday amid a flurry of reports of departing Paramount Global execs from co-CEOs Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins to streaming chief Tom Ryan.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Mederos had been more over the top, but the Angels moved his arm down about 10 degrees.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • In June, Bojangles moved into its $5.7 million, 61,448-square-foot headquarters at 500 Forest Point Circle in south Charlotte, less than 2 miles from the former 23,693-square-foot office at 9432 Southern Pine Blvd.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Students apply separately to get into magnet programs.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The Senators’ previous owner, the late Eugene Melnyk, put the wheels in motion for a potential project at LeBreton Flats back in 2016, but was never able to get the project off the ground.
    Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Other posts remain online long after going viral — even if the comments section is flooded with fans noting that a video or picture is falsified or abusive.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Preston went missing for the first time in 1990, McCollum said.
    Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Anyone who ever wants to write my biography will have his/her work cut out for her/him, since virtually no documentation or juvenilia exist.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2025
  • James: Nottingham Forest (seventh) and Chris Wood (20 Premier League goals) have got their work cut out to maintain the same level.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the Who’s separation with Starkey was the equivalent of peeling off a child’s Band-Aid very slowly while the kid screams, putting the Band-Aid back on, and then doing it all over again.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025
  • The formula itself was thick and took a few coats to build up a layer that would peel off cleanly—the pre-peel shade looked much darker and glossier than the final result, which was a soft, natural stain.
    The Glamour editors, Glamour, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Consumers will get mad about something, employees will have complaints, and things will go off the rails sometimes.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Sanders will need to figure out how to win in Colorado without the star power that went off to the NFL.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.

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