bugger off

idiom

Meaning

Go away.

Origin

disputed origin

Derived from bugger (idiomatic, obsolete, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) “sodomite”, (idiomatic, vulgar, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) “man”, especially in the colloquialism (idiomatic, dismissal, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) old bugger for “an old man”.

Examples

SIMPLE

He told the annoying man to bugger off.

CONTEXTUAL

When the persistent salesperson wouldn't leave, she finally told him to bugger off.

COMPLEX

After the intruder refused to leave the property, the owner shouted for him to bugger off immediately.

Anchors to

bugger