- bug off
- 1. interjectionUsed to tell somebody to leave them alone.2. verbTo go away.
I lied to him to appease him so he would bug off.
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bug off — (v.) by 1956, perhaps from bugger off (see BUGGER (Cf. bugger) (v.)), which chiefly is British (by 1920s) but was picked up in U.S. Air Force slang in the Korean War … Etymology dictionary
bug off! — bug ˈoff! derived (NAmE, informal) a rude way of telling sb to go away Main entry: ↑bugderived … Useful english dictionary
bug off — ¦bəgˈȯf, also äf intransitive verb Etymology: short for bugger (II) : to go away : leave usually used as a command * * * ˌbug ˈoff [intransitive] … Useful english dictionary
bug off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms bug off : present tense I/you/we/they bug off he/she/it bugs off present participle bugging off past tense bugged off past participle bugged off American impolite used for telling someone rudely to go away … English dictionary
Bug off! — exclam. Get out!; Go away! □ Bug off! Get out of here! □ Bug off and leave me alone! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
bug off — N. Amer. informal go away. → bug … English new terms dictionary
bug off — intransitive verb Etymology: probably short for bugger off Date: 1971 leave, depart usually used as a command … New Collegiate Dictionary
BUG OFF — Buy Unlimited, Get One For Free (Miscellaneous » Funnies) … Abbreviations dictionary
bug off — v. go away; get out … English slang
bug — bug1 [bug] n. [prob. < BUG2] 1. any of an order (Hemiptera) of insects with sucking mouthparts and with forewings thickened toward the base, as a water bug or squash bug: also called true bug 2. any small arthropod, esp. if regarded as a pest … English World dictionary
