bugger off

British slang

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bugger off
Verb
  • Here, exiting through the gift shop—fittingly named Lucky Rabbit—is a way to keep the story going at home.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • The pilot and three passengers were able to safely exit the plane.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Alexander Isak has made clear his desire to depart St James’ Park this summer with Liverpool reportedly interested in signing the Swedish striker.
    Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • Mike Christensen, an airport spokesman for Hollywood Burbank, said that neither the control tower nor the operations department, which tracks planes departing and arriving, have any record of the Southwest flight plunging in their airspace.
    Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • The two-bagger saw Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. move toward the outfield for a cutoff throw from Aaron Judge.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
  • If practice is canceled or moved indoors due to the weather, paid ticket days will be provided with a makeup date, not a refund.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • The Raptors got within one on a 3-pointer by Jamal Shead with 3:56 to go.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 20 July 2025
  • And so to be able to execute those and get some quick outs, get some early outs was definitely huge.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • The action by the state legislature, set to go into effect in 2026, has already led Scott to completely reshape the business model of what has been 7 Point Farm and Apothecary, formerly in the Midway Center on Lebanon Road.
    Maria Leontaras, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
  • The story goes that the robbery occurred in broad daylight while occupants of Villa Nellcôte watched TV, having reportedly been conducted by Marseille drug dealers that Richards was said to have owed money to.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Gazelle also cuts out a zippered electrical passthrough for wires.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 July 2025
  • Job seekers, corporate strategists, investors, and even the Federal Reserve have their work cut out for them when trying to grasp what the labor market is doing.
    Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Verb
  • Simply peel off the leftover garlic from the press and toss both the press and the peeler in the dishwasher when you're done.
    Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 11 July 2025
  • In the 2024 presidential election, Trump allies worked to boost third party candidates Jill Stein of the Green Party, Cornel West and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (before Kennedy bowed out to endorse Trump) to peel off votes from Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Think more even heat, better tasting meals, and less chance of smoke detectors going off mid-dinner, among other benefits.
    Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
  • As batteries get better and cheaper, consumer EV charging stations can go off grid.
    Andrew Moseman, IEEE Spectrum, 24 July 2025
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“Bugger off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bugger%20off. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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