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
  • A number of board members have exited ahead of the deal’s close.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Keoghan exited the project before production began (scheduling conflicts) and was replaced by Fred Hechinger, soon to be seen as Dimitri in Marvel’s Kraven the Hunter.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of exit
Verb
  • She was originally set to leave the role this December, but will now depart on March 31, about a month before Abrams takes the reins.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Domestic travelers should allow at least two hours before their flight is scheduled to depart.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of depart
Verb
  • If the company does not adhere to the agreement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office can move forward with the case.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • According to the article, published in 2016, Lo moved into the New York Edition hotel, in the Gramercy area, then racked up a $13,000 tab and refused to leave for nearly two months.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of move
Verb
  • What typical purchases will likely get pricier during the next Trump era?
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Fire Chief Brian O’Neill credited the workers with their emergency response to get most people out.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of get
Verb
  • Tough way for the drive to end for Philly, which opted to kick a short field goal instead of going for the tie.
    Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Filippone recently sold a condo whose agent went into contract, then didn’t send in his client’s application.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of go
Verb
  • The film cuts out before another beat that would establish Paxton’s evolution one way or another.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Although Bay had their work cut out for them, Kundananji went on to score the game-winning goal to bring the final scoreline to a 3-2 victory.
    Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut out
Verb
  • Soon after, an ambulance would peel off, sirens ripping through the silence.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
  • In the November election, Trump—another outsider, running as a right-wing populist—peeled off enough formerly Democratic voters, especially white working-class men, to win.
    Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of peel off
Verb
  • There were just too many fireworks going off for anything else to make sense!
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The gun went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza.
    Mandalit del Barco, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of go off
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Thesaurus Entries Near bugger off

buggering (up)

bugger off

buggers

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