Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bugger off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: bug-ger off
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

British usage; Colloquial

intj

An expression of disagreement or disbelief.

British usage; Colloquial

verb

To leave, go away, disappear.

British usage; Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Bugger off! You're joking, aren't you?"
"We tried to catch him, but he had already buggered off."

Etymology

Derived from bugger (idiomatic, obsolete, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) “sodomite”, (idiomatic, vulgar, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) “man”, especially in the colloquialism (idiomatic, dismissal, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) old bugger for “an old man”.

Usage

Inflected Forms

buggers off (present, singular) buggering off (participle, present) buggered off (participle, past) buggered off (past)

Synonyms

get lost fuck off screw off buzz off piss off bollocks pull the other one depart set out sling one's hook

Questions

What does bugger off mean?: Go away.
Where does bugger off come from?: Derived from bugger (idiomatic, obsolete, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) “sodomite”, (idiomatic, vulgar, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) “man”, especially in the colloquialism (idiomatic, dismissal, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) old bugger for “an old man”.

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