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Originally Posted by MacEachaidh
I think "sod off!" is pretty much a UK-specific expression, no? Here in OZ we used to use "bugger off!" (which of course is pretty much the same thing) and "rack off!" (which is probably an English-language corruption of "rachaibh!" ["get away!"] from both Irish and Scottish Gaelic).
Both phrases have crumbled, of course, under the onslaught of the more pedestrian "f-bomb", as the USians call it.
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Interesting! I love words. In the US, we understand the intent of Sod Off and Bugger Off, and pretty much its origins, (Never heard, or read of, the 'rack off' version).
In the US, we would just say (and do!), "F*** off".