buggered off

past tense of bugger off, British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buggered off
Verb
  • The flight later departed for Bermuda, the spokesperson said.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 28 June 2026
  • My parents rarely departed from the rule.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Oil prices extended declines on Friday as more tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz, easing supply concerns.
    Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • Hundreds of people exited the stadium and gathered near Main Street and Park Street.
    Riley Rourke, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Lawyers for the news outlets in the litigation on Friday also moved to dismiss one of the allegations in the lawsuit, a claim of contributory copyright infringement.
    Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • After the public pushback, organizers moved the event indoors to the Bianchi Center.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Canada got a boost in the 75th minute when star defender Alphonso Davies came on for his first World Cup action.
    Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Oh no, Armand’s got his spindly roots in the band!
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • In the 33rd minute, a Dutch corner kick went awry.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026
  • The Cubs, who have won six of seven, went 7-0 against the Mets this season, outscoring them 51-24.
    Jerry Beach, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Talks on Iran’s nuclear ambitions would be pushed off into the future.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • Delegates pushed off a final say on a policy that would ban enforcement activity on county property and the sharing of personal information, while establishing a basis on how county employees cooperate with authorities.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Skubal got off to a rough start with three straight balls and Goldschmidt took advantage, hitting a 3-1 high fastball over the left-field wall.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • His effort to offer enrichment and catch-up work during intercessions got off to a slow start but has become a recurring instructional program.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The group’s feed of an NBA play-in game Tuesday night cut out with less than a minute left in overtime, a high-profile misstep for a company that had successfully changed the narrative on the reliability of sports streaming over the past few years, particularly with its NFL partnership.
    Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Fire the bankers and cut out the Wall Street middlemen sucking value.
    Drew Warshaw, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Buggered off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buggered%20off. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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