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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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
  • Alme will still likely win based on the latest polling, but the margin could have been closer if Bankhead exited the race.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Yamamoto exited after giving up three runs and four hits in the shortest start of his career.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Founders and designers Dean and Dan Caten had been leading the company since the exit in February 2024 of general manager Ennio Fontana, who departed after less than a year in the role.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Offensive tackle Tyler Guyton (back) and wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (quad) were also present at practice after departing in the fourth quarter of last week’s loss to the Buccaneers.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Rural areas account for nearly 40% of sales of fast-moving consumer goods, according to data from consultancy Nielsen Consumer.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • As the day winds down, get cozy in the living room for a game of cards and a glass of South African wine, or watch the sun set from the stone terrace.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Each of the six main suspects get their chance to give their version of events on the day of Jodie’s death, effectively supplying their own alibis.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • Trailing the Brewers 2-0 in the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers desperately need to put themselves in the best possible position to win Game 3 and avoid four straight win-or-go-home contests.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As a result of the fine, Treasury said that Bank of America will work with a third party to report any further transactions to FinCEN that had gone undetected.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • Kerry McCoy’s guitar juices up a mid-song gallop by abruptly pivoting from big and noisy to compressed and snarling; at the climax, everything cuts out for a second to spotlight a Daniel Tracy drum fill.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If mechanical parts fail or electricity cuts out, coolant circulation can quickly stop.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • The New Museum is now associated with the loose, raggedy collection of streets that peel off the Bowery.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The skin of an eggplant is edible and contains much of the vegetable’s antioxidant content, including nasunin, though very large or older eggplants may have a tougher skin that is best peeled off.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • Amid the confusion of going off course to get the injured girl to safety and then trying to return to the race, Villarreal got sidetracked.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One person died Wednesday morning after a car went off County Road 105 and into the Willow Slough Bypass in the Yolo Bypass area, according to authorities.
    — Sacramento Bee contributor, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 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 14 Oct. 2026.

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