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Synonyms

buzz off

British  

verb

  1. informal (intr, adverb; often imperative) to go away; leave; depart

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

buzz off Idioms  
  1. Go away, leave. For example, The store owner told the teenagers to buzz off and find another place to hang out. This curt imperative dates from World War I. Also see bug off.


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I actually struggle to think of a business that would see an employee buzz off to a rival and let them stick around for the afternoon, much less cake and ice cream.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

The analyst essentially believed that the company was not being as hawkish about telling patients with claims to buzz off.

From Slate May 14, 2025

However, if her next scan shows the medication is not working "I might buzz off to Zurich", where assisted dying is legal and she has joined the Dignitas clinic, she said.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2023

Union leaders told Mr. Biden to buzz off and sent his emissaries packing back to Washington.

From Washington Times Sep. 25, 2023

For once he actually wanted the police to pay attention to him, and they were telling him to buzz off.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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