bug off

verb

bugged off; bugging off; bugs off

intransitive verb

: leave, depart
usually used as a command

Examples of bug off in a Sentence

I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone
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Relying on Pesticides For decades, many gardeners have relied on chemical pesticides to keep bugs off their plants. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025 The San Antonio Zoo is offering a special Valentine’s Day greeting for exes who just won’t bug off. Yenny Sanchez, CNN, 29 Jan. 2023

Word History

Etymology

probably short for bugger off

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bug off was in 1952

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“Bug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bug%20off. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.

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