bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • As the two left the stage, Carey and Grande shared another hug and exited together.
    Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • His first and only target came mid-way through the second quarter – taking a hit in the ribs and exiting the game.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then, when Williams departed for the NFL Draft, Nelson would compete to be the starter.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Ten of the league’s 12 schools departed last August, but the conference plans on expanding to nine teams starting next school year.
    Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Officers said — and video showed — the rancher moved his hands into his jacket after exiting his truck immediately following the crash.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The website’s mobile observatory — which moves about in search of clear skies — will this year be in Cyprus, where the partial eclipse phases occur 30 minutes after moonrise, with totality an hour after that.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those in a market that can buy a version with a SIM tray will get a 3,988mAh battery.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo can manufacture easy touches for Brown to get him in rhythm early.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While the most obvious advice is to not drive through deep floods, people want to get to their destinations and often go right into the asphalt swamp.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, on The Bold and the Beautiful, Ridge has had his own will-they-won't-they situation going with Rebecca Budig's Taylor Hayes.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Alongside the rise of YouTube Golf, a number of entertaining golf podcasts now exist — so this threesome has their work cut out for them.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This explains why, in the first episode, Cherry cut out a lamb’s heart and disguises herself as a wedding caterer.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Yungblud joined the pair at the front of the stage for the final chorus while Perry peeled off a solo.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Bricks look weathered and soot-stained, there’s graffiti on the walls, posters are peeling off them and shadows of moving people are even projected onto the windows of the train in the station.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After a poker game involving John Constantine and Jason Blood (alter ego of Etrigan the Demon) goes off the rails, average citizens suddenly start killing people, believing their victims to be demons.
    Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • With a newfound momentum, Catlin took matters into his own hands, bringing a recovered fumble to Timberview’s 13-yard line; the Raiders couldn’t capitalize, settling for a 25-yard field goal attempt that went off the right upright.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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