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
  • Drivers will exit using the left lanes, while the two center lanes continue to the westbound Dolphin Expressway, and the right lane heads to northbound I-95.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Dry and cool week ahead After the rain exits Tuesday, North Texas will be dry and cool.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of exit
Verb
  • The aircraft had departed Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas and was headed to the Bahamas, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • All Ugandan troops are expected to depart Somalia by the end of 2027.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Their shared ambition is straightforward, which is to move fusion from experimental physics rigs into commercially viable power plants.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Kerhonkson was also within easy reach of her sister, who had moved with her family from the East Village to Millbrook, in Dutchess County, in 2024.
    — Heather Senison, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of move
Verb
  • Loukeman, who mixed the record and nabs a couple co-production credits, proves a real asset to getting this across.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But only one got a victory parade on Wednesday — and a quintessentially Bay Area one at that.
    — Lauren Segal, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of get
Verb
  • All but 10% of those funds would go towards bolstering the state’s healthcare system.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His tariffs and, in particular, go-it-alone war with Iran stoked inflation and sent the cost of gas, diesel, groceries and fertilizer soaring.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of go
Verb
  • The new map for the 3rd district cut out Republican strongholds like Roseville and Lincoln and now includes parts of Folsom, Rancho Cordova, Auburn, Truckee and South Lake Tahoe.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The 2025 map, now suspended, would have cut out Kansas City’s urban core and extended deep into rural mid-Missouri, around Columbia and the Ozarks.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • The crowd is in constant flux, peeling off and joining in depending on what the song queue has in store.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Trump voters were not as united around Marshall, with 9% of them peeling off for Hamilton.
    — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • The juror slipped through without a single flashbulb going off, without a single paparazzo glancing or realizing this person might be someone worth photographing.
    — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • This keeps you alert to any unusual occurrences, such as glass breaking or your smoke alarm going off.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 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 8 Nov. 2026.

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