bug off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhg awf, of]
- /bʌg ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [buhg awf, of]
- /bʌg ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of bug off words

noun bug off to stop annoying someone and leave 3
noun bug off Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 1
noun bug off (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 1
noun bug off Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 1
noun bug off Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane. 1
noun bug off Informal. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. 1

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Origin of bug off

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; 1885-90 for def 4; 1910-15 for def 5a; 1915-20 for def 14; 1945-50 for def 15; earlier bugge beetle, apparently alteration of Middle English budde, Old English -budda beetle; sense “leave” obscurely related to other senses and perhaps of distinct orig.

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Parts of speech for Bug off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bug off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bug off

verb bug off

beat it — to go away
cut out — If you cut something out, you remove or separate it from what surrounds it using scissors or a knife.
depart — When something or someone departs from a place, they leave it and start a journey to another place.
hit the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.

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