Definition
To leave, go away, disappear.
Origins
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”.
In Context
- "We tried to catch him, but he had already buggered off."
Also Said As
- depart
- set out
- sling one's hook
- leave