Phrase guide

buzz off

intj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

intj

Meaning 1

go away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, idiomatic

Qualifier: dismissal

Examples

  • The bouncer shouted “Buzz off!” and kicked me out of the establishment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To leave with a buzzing sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The bee was flying around my head, but then it buzzed off.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To leave (especially busily), take off, go away.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To interrupt and/or disqualify (someone) by means of a buzzer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • He went to this talent show, but they buzzed him off after twenty seconds.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Scram!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scram, fuck off, get, bugger off

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: leave, go forth, go away

History

Etymology

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