shove off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuhv awf, of]
- /ʃʌv ɔf, ɒf/
- /ʃʌv ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuhv awf, of]
- /ʃʌv ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of shove off words

verb with object shove off to move along by force from behind; push. 1
verb with object shove off to push roughly or rudely; jostle. 1
verb with object shove off Slang: Often Vulgar. to go to hell with: Voters are telling Congress to shove its new tax plan. 1
verb without object shove off to push. 1
noun shove off an act or instance of shoving. 1
idioms shove off shove it, Slang: Often Vulgar. (used to express contempt or belligerence): I told them to take the job and shove it. Also, stick it. 1

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Origin of shove off

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English schouven, Old English scūfan; cognate with Dutch schuiven, obsolete German schauben, Old Norse skūfa; akin to Gothic -skiuban; (noun) Middle English scou, derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Shove off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shove off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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 shove off

verb shove off

absented — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
absenting — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
absents — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
bug off — to stop annoying someone and leave
bug out — to depart hurriedly; run away; retreat

All 34 Synonyms of shove off