Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bug off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.19 in modern English

Syllables
bug off
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to tell somebody to leave one alone.

Informal; Transitive verb

verb

To go away.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

bug off ! (canonical) bugs off (present, singular) bugging off (participle, present) bugged off (participle, past) bugged off (past)

Synonyms

bog off bugger off scram

Questions

What does bug off mean?
Used to tell somebody to leave one alone.

How to pronounce bug off

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