bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • Here, exiting through the gift shop—fittingly named Lucky Rabbit—is a way to keep the story going at home.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • The pilot and three passengers were able to safely exit the plane.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Your domestic flight will depart at least three hours later than scheduled, or your international flight will depart at least six hours late.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 July 2025
  • According to flight tracker Flightradar24, the plane departed at 2:36 p.m. and returned to the ground at 3:22 p.m.
    Colson Thayer, People.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • If practice is canceled or moved indoors due to the weather, paid ticket days will be provided with a makeup date, not a refund.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
  • The sky was a deep red, moving into deep blue, then, above that, black.
    Mona Awad, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The Raptors got within one on a 3-pointer by Jamal Shead with 3:56 to go.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
  • However, Holland got the chance to fight for the UFC in August 2018 when Thiago Santos needed a short-notice opponent.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • The story goes that the robbery occurred in broad daylight while occupants of Villa Nellcôte watched TV, having reportedly been conducted by Marseille drug dealers that Richards was said to have owed money to.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
  • The action by the state legislature, set to go into effect in 2026, has already led Scott to completely reshape the business model of what has been 7 Point Farm and Apothecary, formerly in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road.
    Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan’s central bank has its work cut out The Bank of Japan faces a stiff challenge: normalizing its monetary policy as growth slows amid steep U.S. tariffs, while real wages decline because of inflation.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
  • The footage cuts out at exactly 11:59:00 and picks back up at 12:00:00.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • Simply peel off the leftover garlic from the press and toss both the press and the peeler in the dishwasher when you're done.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • In the 2024 presidential election, Trump allies worked to boost third party candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party, Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (before Kennedy bowed out to endorse Trump) to peel off votes from Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Sometimes the songs that end up going off live are deeper cuts on the album, but in this case, those two songs are going to translate really well for the live show.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
  • After a review of the replay, the call stood, and Schneider went off.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!