bugger off
English
editEtymology
editDerived from bugger (idiomatic, obsolete, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth) “sodomite”, (idiomatic, vulgar, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth) “man”, especially in the colloquialism (idiomatic, dismissal, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Commonwealth) old bugger for “an old man”.
Pronunciation
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Interjection
edit- (idiomatic, vulgar, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, emphatic, colloquial, dismissal) Go away.
- (idiomatic, vulgar, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, emphatic, colloquial) An expression of disagreement or disbelief.
- Bugger off! You are joking, aren't you?
Synonyms
edit- (disbelief): bollocks, fuck off, pull the other one; see also Thesaurus:bullshit
Translations
editgo away — see get lost
expression of disagreement or disbelief
Verb
editbugger off (third-person singular simple present buggers off, present participle buggering off, simple past and past participle buggered off)
- (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar) To leave, go away, disappear.
- We tried to catch him, but he had already buggered off.
Synonyms
edit- depart, set out, sling one's hook; see also Thesaurus:leave
Translations
editto leave, go away, disappear
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