bugger off

Leave me alone

Bugger off is a British expression meaning go away, often used as a rude dismissal: Just bugger off and leave me alone.

It's less harsh than fuck off but still impolite.

The phrase can also describe leaving: He buggered off without saying goodbye.

dismissal

scram

Depart hastily, informally

get lost · beat it · go away · leave · depart · exit · withdraw · retreat · flee · escape

rudeness

insolent

Boldly rude and disrespectful

vulgar · crass · uncouth · brusque · contemptuous · discourteous · profanity · expletive · crude · coarse

irritation

annoyance

State of being bothered

nuisance · vexation · displeasure · agitation · impatience · fed up · pestering · harassment · aggravation · irksome

rejection

rebuff

Abrupt, curt rejection

  • spurnRefuse with contempt
  • snubDeliberate dismissive rejection
  • repulseDrive back or disgust

dismiss · cold shoulder · turn away · refuse · decline · deny · reject · unwelcome · unwanted · shut out

confrontation

hostile

Aggressively unfriendly

belligerent · provoke · intimidate · challenge · standoff · defiant · combative · pugnacious · quarrelsome · bellicose

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Opposites
welcome vs dismissal

bugger offwelcome

Hospitable greeting offered

come in · come on in · make yourself at home · stay · stick around

approaching vs departing

bugger offcome here

Summons to approach

come over · come closer · approach · get over here · come in

Family

off, bugger, buggers, buggered, buggering, buggery, buggier, buggiest

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