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 don’t want to check, but I’m sure everyone’s favorite betting apps will offer odds on this event, though even Polymarket and Kalshi may know better than to piss off the president.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
Maybe nothing happens for a long time until you piss off Disney.
From The Verge ● Feb. 22, 2022
So what’s the overarching theory for how Meadows has managed to piss off everyone while putting himself in legal jeopardy?
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2021
“You are going to piss off some people, but you are going to gain people overall.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
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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