bore off

verb

Get lost; go away.

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Meanings

bore off1

verb
  1. pastsimple past of bear off

bore off2

verb
  1. imperativeslangGet lost; go away.

    Oh, bore off, Laura. You're as interesting as a documentary on dirt.

    2021, A. J. Adams, Twisted, page 330
    1 more example

    Oh, bore off, thought Evelyn to herself, as Simon and Patricia trooped off down the stairs, half dragging a reluctant Larry with them.

    2018, Piers Torday, The Lost Magician

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

bore off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bore%20off

MLA

“bore off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bore%20off. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bore off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bore%20off.

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