bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • If there is a moment to be seized, it only can be seized by a mix superior to what exited amid embarrassment last month.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • Kerry Dryburgh, Chief Human Resource Officer of bp, offered a powerful example of this during our CHRO panel, reflecting on the company’s decision to exit Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
    Eric Mosley, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The ship departed from Tokyo on April 26 for a cruise through Japan and Alaska before arriving in Vancouver, according to CruiseMapper.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • On Wednesday morning, before departing for Doha, Qatar, Trump met with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Among girls' names, Mia moves into the top 5, knocking out Sophia, which was the No. 1 name for girls from 2011-2013 and had been in the top 5 every year from 2009 except for 2021.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 10 May 2025
  • Henry moved up two spots from 2023, while Mateo and Elijah moved down.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • Why are deals taking so long? Negotiating comprehensive trade deals can be a long, complicated process and some experts have questioned Trump's short timeline for getting so many deals done.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • Ava rises at dawn to get a makeover at the mall to prepare to see her gorgeous, successful ex-girlfriend.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • The main reason the studios and independents go abroad to shoot is money.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
  • So how did Combs go from wearing a glamorous bespoke white suit on the steps of the Met Gala a few years back to now being allocated 20 pieces of clothing he's permitted to wear at a courthouse just 5 miles away?
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • Duffy, sworn by Judge Clarence Thomas on the afternoon of Jan. 28, had his work cut out for him when the deadliest US airplane crash in nearly two decades happened the next day at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
  • There was a paper bag over your head, with holes cut out for the eyes.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • If a driver or roller gets past his man, as James did with DiVincenzo, the guy guarding the corner (in this case, Gobert) sinks into the lane as the player lagging (DiVincenzo) peels off to the open man.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • Beginning the performance at the piano, Boone wore a fur coat of which Freddie Mercury would approve before getting up to work the stage and peeling off the layer to reveal his signature sparkly blue onesie.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • To put this into perspective, one study found that without funding from CPB, 26 stations would go off the air and 23 stations would need to reduce their coverage areas.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 15 May 2025
  • Jerry Jones, the owner, president and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys, moseyed out to join Goodell and go off script with some self-mythologizing and something about being happy to have met Rupert Murdoch.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
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“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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