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

Like Portillo, who ended up selling to a private equity firm, Smith brought in a sponsor, Vestar Capital Partners, to scale the business and later exited to Flowers Foods for $795 million in January 2025.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
But Balogun has entered his prime and shouldn’t exit it anytime soon.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

On this spring day, international peacekeeping forces have just departed the city and Ari’s roommate Gloria takes her to Kareem’s party to celebrate the end of the citywide curfew.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
The four-day Islay & the Whisky Coast tour departs from Edinburgh and includes transportation, ferry crossings, entrance fees, and three nights in Bowmore (some distillery tours and tastings are available for an additional fee).

— Hayley Domin, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

The helicopter moves quickly away from the bus crash site and starts losing altitude.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Duarte’s writing features detailed prose and a moving storyline, encompassing grief, healing, and the losses borne by a Latinx family in the name of American patriotism.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

It’s marked by fear, second-guessing, and frustration, all with no guarantee that things will actually get better.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Barack Obama announced the death at 13 of Sunny, the former first pooch from his second presidential term and a Portuguese water dog who hated to get wet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

But Bernie has never had a go, which is why his eye wanders to an advert in the local newspaper (one of Bernie’s hobbies, apart from keeping his toenail clippings in a jar, is cutting out obituaries).

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
To say Teagan has her work cut out for her is an understatement.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut out

Verb

Nabers went off for 167 receiving yards and two touchdowns in last September’s 40-37 overtime banger.

— Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Kone came on for the Red Bulls in the 33rd minute when 17-year-old midfielder Adri Mehmeti went off due to an apparent leg injury.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of go off

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