BUGGER OFF Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

bugger off

verb

Definition of bugger off

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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Verb

Sweet followed the man into a nearby Shell gas station parking lot, exited his car and approached the suspect.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
After the housekeeper left, Watford exited the room wearing different clothes, sat on the hallway floor and scrolled on his phone, the complaint says.

— Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

Brett Baty will get plenty of at-bats by continuing to move around the field playing in the infield and outfield.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026
Every guest gets one with a professional photographer, including hair, makeup, and costumes, from traditional to modern.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Jones’ uncle, Christopher Mathews, described the head coach as a positive Black man in his community who goes above and beyond for his players and students.

— Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Most of the money would have been used to backfill federal funding cuts to healthcare, and 10% would have gone toward education and food-assistance programs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

But today, the focus on cutting out useless tasks is much stronger, driven by a real push to shrink workforce expenses.

— Konstantin Klyagin, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
After this week, Maloney will continue to have its work cut out for it, facing Southington and Platt in the last two games of the regular season.

— Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of cut out

Verb

Its neighbor on the opposite side, at 1323 Flatbush, remained standing, but the party wall between the two had been cleanly peeled off, revealing an uncanny dollhouse view of the relatively intact apartments inside.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2026
The crowd is in constant flux, peeling off and joining in depending on what the song queue has in store.

— Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of peel off

Verb

The Bengals were set to give up a sixth-round pick in 2027, but the agreement apparently started going off the rails as the teams worked through the final details and tried to get the deal over the finish line.

— Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
The building's sprinklers went off and firefighters arrived shortly after, containing the fire.

— News Editor, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of go off

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