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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Example Sentences

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
  • But with many of the bosses atop those agencies exiting, a new concern over what that may mean is starting.
    — Chris Tye, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • The path for a startup to exit and provide returns to investors is narrowing at the same time, according to Magnitt.
    — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Last season’s deputy, Mark Travers, could well depart in search of more regular minutes, and a new goalkeeper would need to be sourced in that scenario.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • The tall ships will remain open to visitors through Wednesday before departing Boston Harbor and returning to their home ports on Thursday.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • He also was recently retained by the family of a Mississippi 1-year-old who was killed when police fired into a moving car.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • The city banned data centers near transit and the Beltline, but this one is trying to get an exception.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
  • Residents in Congressional District 24 will get a chance to hear from candidates running to fill the seat of outgoing Congresswoman Frederica Wilson at a forum held in Little Haiti.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Leo Jimenez also went deep for the Marlins, who set a franchise record with 12 homers for a three-game series.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline.
    — Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Once your cake is baked and cooled, use the back of a piping tip to cut out tiny circles.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • But, within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • But within weeks of the project originally reaching completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • Ganfield said there was a flash, similar to when a grenade goes off in a film.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • American and French soldiers and sailors killed one another during the 1942 landings in North Africa—and then went off to war together in Italy and the South of France.
    — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 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 15 Jul. 2026.

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