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
  • Suggs exited the game to applause from the fans at Scotiabank Arena.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Flowers exited with a pronounced limp, had a brief stay in the blue medical tent and then retreated to the locker room with team doctors.
    Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of exit
Verb
  • Last week, 83 guests and a dozen crew members on a Holland American Line cruise reported being ill on a voyage that departed Fort Lauderdale Dec. 8 and ended Dec. 20.
    Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The Disney Treasure, which departed on its maiden voyage Dec. 21, is in many ways a textbook example.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of depart
Verb
  • The couple had just moved from their modest fixer-upper in Altadena’s Janes Village to their dream home in architect Gregory Ain’s Park Planned homes, when the Eaton fire roared to life.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Last year, Tesla shareholders approved a proposal to move the company’s corporate listing to the Lone Star State.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of move
Verb
  • Biden's plan was to enable applicants to stay with their families while immigration officials determined their cases, touting it as a far more humane way to carry out the process and get more people green cards or permanent resident status.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • People with low credit scores can also have trouble getting a loan or can be forced to borrow at higher interest rates.
    Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of get
Verb
  • There was hardly a fashionable progressive cause on which Trudeau didn’t go all-in.
    The Editors, National Review, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But there’s also no shame going with the sidekick, who proved his mettle after 10 games out by not missing a single defensive beat.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of go
Verb
  • At the very least, Sheridan should cut out the distracting propaganda next season.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Not long after, the electricity in the restaurant cut out.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Instead, peel off when the catty chit-chat gets rolling by claiming a need for a bathroom break—and then find a different (and safer) conversation elsewhere to join.
    Dr. David Lenihan, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Tip For an even more tender texture, peel off the tough membrane of the celery ribs before using.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • El Monte neo-Nazi Joseph Tommasi once ran the whole shebang, but he’d been given the boot by the national HQ, and went off to start his own outfit.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The England forward sustained an injury against Liverpool following a mistimed challenge from Mac Allister and went off with 30 minutes of the 90 to play.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of go off
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Thesaurus Entries Near bugger off

buggering (up)

bugger off

buggers

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