pissed off
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pissed off
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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“He’s as tough as nails and he is more pissed off than anything that he was the only one that stood up to Magneto. He’s disappointed,” says Dodd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
We found her at her lowest, "crying at the gym" and "pissed off" at wasting her youth on a six-year relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn, that ultimately fizzled out.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
But I think that if I were one of those directors, I’d be more pissed off about this next sequence than anything the CEO has ever done.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2025
I hope that we run on policies that affect everybody of every single race, every single trend that everybody is pissed off about.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2025
“You have to know exactly what to say, and if you don’t, everyone gets pissed off at you. I’d think I’d be saying, like, ‘Sell!’ and it turned out I was saying, like, ‘Buy!’
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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