piss off
Britishverb
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(tr; often passive) to annoy, irritate, or disappoint
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(intr) to go away; depart, often used to dismiss a person
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Make very angry, as in That letter pissed me off , or She was pissed off because no one had called her . [ Vulgar slang ; 1940s]
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Go away, as in Piss off and stop bothering me . [ Vulgar slang ; mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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I mean, the poor theaters were just trying to survive, and they’ve managed to piss off everybody.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2022
Maybe nothing happens for a long time until you piss off Disney.
From The Verge • Feb. 22, 2022
The Houston Texans, by being dumb enough to piss off star quarterback Deshaun Watson, have gifted the league a flowing segue into the eternal Next Season.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2021
Not in terms of record sales – he probably pissed off a lot of people that I wouldn’t want to piss off if I was in his position.
From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2019
He sniffed over the brazier, received a swack from Ysilla’s spoon, and went back to have his morning piss off the stem.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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