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buzz off

buzz off interjection: go away.

Interjection

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, dismissal) go away.
    • The bouncer shouted “Buzz off!” and kicked me out of the establishment.
    Synonyms:
    beat it!, get lost!, shove off!

Verb

buzz off (third-person singular simple present buzzes off, present participle buzzing off, simple past and past participle buzzed off)

  1. (intransitive) To leave with a buzzing sound.
    • The bee was flying around my head, but then it buzzed off.
  2. (figuratively) To leave (especially busily), take off, go away.
    • “Where's Daddy?” Phyllis asked. “He suddenly decided to go to London,” said Bobbie. “To London?” “That's what he said.” “Why?” “He didn't tell me.” “I must go and see him,” said Phyllis, and buzzed off. [...] “He's asking for his dinner, the sweet little angel. All right, darling, Mother's coming,”...1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “V, XIII, AND XX”, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC
  3. (transitive) To interrupt and/or disqualify (someone) by means of a buzzer.
    • He went to this talent show, but they buzzed him off after twenty seconds.

Synonyms of buzz off

Forms of buzz off

third-person singular presentbuzzes off
present participlebuzzing off
past participlebuzzed off
pastbuzzed off

Questions about buzz off

What does buzz off mean?
Buzz off means go away.
What part of speech is buzz off?
Buzz off can be an interjection or a verb.

Words near buzz off in the dictionary

  1. buzz buttons
  2. buzz cut
  3. buzz cuts
  4. buzz in
  5. Buzz Killington
  6. buzz off
  7. buzz pollination
  8. buzz saw
  9. buzz saws
  10. buzz score
  11. buzz session

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