Antonyms for buzz off


Grammar : Verb
Spell : buhz
Phonetic Transcription : bÊŒz


Definition of buzz off

Origin :
  • late 15c., echoic of bees and other insects. Aviation sense of "fly low and close" is by 1941 (see buzz (n.)). Related: Buzzed; buzzing. Buzz off (1914) originally meant "to ring off on the telephone," from the use of buzzers to signal a call or message on old systems. As a command, it originally would have been telling someone to get off the line.
  • As in bug off : verb go away
  • As in get out : verb escape

Synonyms for buzz off

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