bug off

bug off
Used to tell somebody to leave them alone.
2. verb

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

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