bug off

interjection

Used to tell somebody to leave one alone.

“I lied to him to appease him so he would bug off.”

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bog offbugger offscram
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Meanings

interjectionbug off!
  1. idiomaticinformaltransitivedismissalUsed to tell somebody to leave one alone.

    Synonyms: bog off, bugger off, scram

verbbug off (third-person singular simple present bugs off, present participle bugging off, simple past and past participle bugged off)

present singular third person bugs off · participle present bugging off · participle past bugged off · past bugged off

  1. informalintransitiveTo go away.

    I lied to him to appease him so he would bug off.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to tell somebody to leave one alone.

Similar
bog offbugger offscram
Also see
chuckdashget in the seaget lostget stuffedgo awayleavepiss offrun outset offshoosplit

Translations

Finnish häivy, häipyä
  • häivyUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone
  • häipyägo away
  • lähteägo away
French dégage, va chier
  • dégageUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone
  • va chierUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone
  • aller se faire voirUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone
Cite this entry
APA

bug off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20off

MLA

“bug off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bug off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20off.

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