pissed off
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of pissed off
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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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
It ultimately means reaching toward structural political fixes and democratic reforms, all the sorts of things that require one to be extremely offline, very pissed off, and very busy all the time.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
I think that film was kind of dumped at the time because I think I pissed off the financiers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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
I can’t decide if she had pissed off her hairdresser or is morphing into a monarch butterfly.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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