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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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
  • There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.
    David Shepardson, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Clients may lose faith in your ability to protect more than just their data and may decide to exit.
    Steve Gickling, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Against this scenario, Boeing must also cope with the loss of senior engineering talent critical to the creation of a new airplane, many of whom are departing due to layoffs or greener pastures in other parts of aerospace, such as space or electric air vehicles.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Cyberattack Causes Temporary Halt of Ticket Sales Japan Airlines temporarily suspended ticket sales for domestic and international flights departing Thursday but resumed operations within a few hours.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • Zack Minasian has been moved up as his general manger–Zack’s older brother Perry is the GM of the Los Angeles Angels.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The team conceded two goals in the first five minutes of the game, leading to an early timeout for Craig Berube, but the wake-up call didn’t move the needle much.
    Nick Ashbourne, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • The video showed that the girl tried to get Witcher's attention to go to the bathroom but when Witcher finally checked on her two hours later, the child had urinated on herself, the document said.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Students can get Hulu with ads for $1.99 a month, and Hulu with no ads costs $17.99 a month.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • The cases, brought by 60 men and 60 women, span incidents going as far back as 1991.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The lead characters are well-cast across the board, with Chase and McDonough especially effective as complex, unpredictable characters whose sporadic conflicts go a long way toward developing a rooting interest in both men.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • Here's what to know about Dry January, plus some Milwaukee area events to participate in the challenge this year: What is Dry January 2025? Dry January challenges people to cut out wine, beer, spirits and all alcohol during the month of January.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
  • It's thought Viserys contracted an infection through a cut, and clearly, despite love for his family and optimism for the future, he wasn't cut out for the job.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • With 20 unique designs featuring 32 nail strips, these strips are easy to put on and peel off.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • In its final episode, Kayce (Luke Grimes) sold the ranch to the Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and the reservation, the cowboys peeled off and found new jobs, and Beth (Kelly Reilly) killed Jamie (Wes Bentley) before moving to a new ranch and starting over with Rip (Cole Hauser).
    Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • The puck went off the inside of his leg and beat Jake Oettinger.
    Joe Smith, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • The shock of fireworks going off all at once makes matters worse, Bernal said, and dogs with past trauma may associate loud noises with pain.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of go off
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