bugger off

verb

Definition of bugger offnext
British slang
as in to exit
to leave a place often for another bugger off, or I'll call the police!

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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
  1. exit
  2. depart
  3. move
  4. get
  5. go
  6. cut out
  7. peel off
  8. go off
Verb
  • Following a consultation with Groeschner, Schmitt exited the game and slowly walked off the field.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Iran remains incentivized to exercise maximum control over shipping traffic entering and exiting the oil-rich region.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.
    — Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • That figure undercuts the simplest version of the story, in which departing billionaires are draining capital from the state alongside their personal wealth.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Russia has used ports such as Astrakhan and Olya to move military cargo between Iran and Russia, according to analysts.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The annual judging is done by examining the photos of the works, given that the medium, blackboards, can’t be moved easily.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • The idea is that the more of the filter feeders cling to the seawall, the cleaner the canal gets.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • Fans were in horror before going quiet as Aubrey Edwards called for the bell.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • But Tessarion’s always there and there’s a love and a deep appreciation that goes both ways with them.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Lightspeed’s new Klaviyo integration lets merchants automate personalized customer communications, cutting out manual data work and disconnected tools.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • One thing’s for sure, referee Slavko Vinčić will have his work cut out from the off.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Once a certain shape is cut all the way around, peel off the backing of the adhesive sheet and place a piece of scrap fabric over the shape.
    — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2026
  • Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen.
    — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • That is about half an hour’s drive from the Williams home, and about 20 minutes from Angel’s Diner, where the SOS alert went off.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 30 July 2026
  • That included a tank chase shot largely on a street in Glasgow, Scotland, on the first day of filming, complete with a rig that let an actor swing with explosions going off behind him.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
Definition of go off
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“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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