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

David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, exited the campaign in July but revived it days later after receiving Evers' endorsement.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
According to Chicago police, a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were exiting the gas station when a silver Nissan sedan approached and the occupants inside pulled out guns and shot in their direction.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of exit

Verb

The fireworks came instead from the Dodgers' slumbering offense, which awoke with Max Muncy's three-run double and Freddie Freeman's RBI single after Skubal departed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Yuri became the latest member to depart SM while confirming her continued commitment to group activities, bringing the number of members with external solo representation to three (Sunny left in 2023).

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of depart

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The Gemini Moon moves through your 9th House of Learning and sextiles the Leo Sun in your 11th House of Community, helping big-picture thinking connect with friends, groups, or shared goals.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
Though less significant than the Strait of Hormuz, around 12% of the world’s trade, including a fourth of global container traffic, once passed through Bab el-Mandeb, moving between Europe and Asia via Egypt’s Suez Canal.

— Fatma Khaled, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of move

Verb

Instead, in their wake, the league veered far in the other direction, taking the finesse out of the game and turning on-court play into a street fight, with officials unable or unwilling to get their arms round the physicality.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
The Bears haven’t ruled out the possibility of getting Trapilo at least some reps during training camp this month to test him out and rebuild his confidence in padded practices.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of get

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The Sparks outscored the Valkyries 31-20 in the fourth quarter as Golden State’s shooting went cold, but a couple of late clutch shots won the game after a 19-point lead was cut to one.

— Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
His attempt comes a year after a driver going 283 mph (455 kph) died trying to set a land speed record at Bonneville's annual Speed Week.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Given the bold tone Burton was going for, and the abundance of characters and subplots, editor Chris Lebenzon had his work cut out for him.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026
Decluttering should precede organizing; the Core 4 Method (clear out, categorize, cut out, contain) simplifies the process.

— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut out

Verb

That regional rivalry, Mezahi said, could give Infantino’s opponents an opening to peel off a handful of African votes even as CAF presents a united front publicly.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The act of peeling off that outer layer could transfer pathogens from the produce’s skin to the edible flesh.

— Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of peel off

Verb

The Lions drove to the Bengals 33 on the first series before Jordan Battle picked off Altmyer at the 25 after the pass went off the hands of wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
At the picnic, Amanda and Angus separate and Angus goes off to complain about Amanda to the rest of the cast while Amanda sits alone, trying to keep her ears from being ejected from her skull.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of go off

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