buggered off

past tense of bugger off, British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buggered off
Verb
  • Young exited Sunday’s win over the Jets near the end of the third quarter after getting sacked on a third-and-long.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The company says that Bimal Kapadia will become its new CEO, succeeding Skipper, who exited the company earlier this year.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The fort once protected Calliaqua Bay, where ships loaded with sugar departed for England during colonial times.
    Essence, Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The Senate departed for the weekend on Thursday following a 10th failed vote on the clean GOP measure, and the House has been on recess for the past four weeks in a bid to pressure Democrats to accept that bill.
    Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Until Riley Moss drew the pass-interference call of all pass-interference calls, a flag that moved New York from the 40-yard line to the 1.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • To measure the centre of gravity of the submarine, 16 tonnes of lead weights are brought on board and moved side-to-side.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The company’s début got Wall Street’s attention.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Fans got a proper look at the foursome in the final chapter for the film released last month.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Their opening eight possessions featured six punts, a turnover on downs at the end of their lone productive drive and an aborted drive that went backwards in the final 64 seconds of the first half.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Bethune actually departed for one series for reasons that went unexplained, with Curtis Robinson taking over, but was back after a few plays as the defensive play-caller.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Lexus was pushed off the roadway and rolled into Clear Creek.
    Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
  • At least eight homes in the town of Kipnuk were pushed off their foundations, and at least four homes in the town of Kwigillingok were inundated by the flooding, according to Alaska State Troopers.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Chrome Hearts tour got off to a really strong start in Europe.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Among the new shows, Little Bear Ridge Road, which marks Scott Rudin’s return to Broadway producing, played its first eight previews last week and got off to somewhat of a slow start with capacity at 83 percent and a tally of $371,635 at the Booth Theatre.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Informed conclusion here — Whitworth and Fitzpatrick are going to dunk each other in a vat of Skyline Chili, then scream until the cameras cut out.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Dave Dombrowski will have his work cut out for him as the organization tries to turn things around in Philadelphia.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Buggered off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buggered%20off. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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