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
  • Police in hot pursuit exited their vehicles with their weapons drawn and ordered Ferguson and his girlfriend to get out of the vehicle with their hands up.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Next is exiting a managerial role, possibly even moving out of the CEO role to sit on the board.
    Simon Bedard, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Quintana was elected to the District 2 seat on Nov. 5 and took over departing board member Ofelia Zapata's seat during the Nov. 21 meeting.
    Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, employees departing under negative circumstances may pose a higher risk.
    Andrew Sever, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • The team’s pattern of drafting college hitters who should move quickly says that that is not their mindset, so go spend some of Arte’s money.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
  • His wife Elizabeth, Duchess of York, became Queen in the same sweep, and their daughters, Princess Elizabeth, then 10, and Princess Margaret, then 6, each moved up a spot in the line of succession to the throne, with Princess Elizabeth heir.
    Janine Henni, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • The way he's gotten to F1 has been a little difficult the last couple of years.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Anthopoulos said Grant Holmes will get a chance to win a starting job after impressing as both a reliever and starter in his 2024 rookie season.
    David O'Brien, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • But the committee went with the ACC this time, putting 11-2 SMU in the field as the last at-large team, the No. 11 seed with a first-round trip to Penn State on the docket, and leaving 9-3 Alabama out.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Will his incoming attorney general or will his FBI director [go after Trump's political enemies]?
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • Disney’s Mufasa: The Lion King has its work cut out for it.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
  • With rising threats from the CCP and their regional allies, President Trump will have his work cut out for him in the Asia Pacific Region.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Honest questions about food safety, illustrated Citing the cucumber recall, Schaffner says people may wonder about peeling off the wax coating.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Unwrap the beets and peel off the skins with a towel once cooled.
    Julia Levy, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • Oh, and the fart app can now go off as soon as someone sits down on a seat.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 2 Dec. 2024
  • This set of blackout curtains is the key to snoozing right until your alarm goes off (and then some).
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of go off
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buggering (up)

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