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hack off

British  

verb

  1. informal (tr; often passive) to annoy, irritate, or disappoint

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He’s gonna get that same A hack off, and he’s going to normally lay off the bad pitches and swing at the good ones, and that’s what he did tonight.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 26, 2022

To make VFAs and thioalcohols, bacteria use special enzymes that hack off the stinky parts of sweat molecules, which evaporate from the skin to create the nose-wrinkling funk that is BO.

From Salon Nov. 9, 2021

I think it is culturally telling that we habitually hack off the end of the long version: “A Jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”

From Slate Apr. 27, 2021

“Now it’s just a tropical disaster area,” said Joe Hoyt after he used a machete to hack off the top of a fallen coconut palm.

From Washington Times Aug. 24, 2017

It had caused chaos with people bidding on parts and actually trying to hack off pieces themselves.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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