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Definition of Buzz off
1. Verb. Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form. "Scram!"
Definition of Buzz off
1. Interjection. (idiomatic colloquial dismissal) ''Used to tell someone to go away.'' ¹
2. Verb. To leave with a buzzing sound. ¹
3. Verb. (figuratively) To leave (especially busily), take off, go away. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Buzz Off
Literary usage of Buzz off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Taking Off the Blindfold by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"Secretary of State Warren Christopher went to China and tried to boss them around
and was told to “buzz off.” 2. US pushing North Korea to inspect their ..."
2. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel (1874)
"[buzz off. (w.) vn (aux. fein) to whiz, (w.) v. I. a. 1. to remove, to dear by
sweating; 2. to weaken by sweat- >*g; ..."
3. Bolivia by Vivien Lougheed (2006)
"The lounge area has 25-30 chairs and the bar is well stocked. When I asked for
phone and address information the owner told me to buzz off, ..."
4. The Badminton Magazine of Sports & Pastimes edited by Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (1902)
"Here or there too a quail would jump up under our feet with a whistle and a whirr,
and buzz off like a great bumble bee through the tall corn tops ; and of ..."
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