piss off
verb
pissed off; pissing off; pisses off
British, informal + impolite
: to leave immediately : scram
—usually used as a command
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The other coach, he’d be all pissed off.
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Gyllenhaal already knows this will piss off some traditional literary fanatics, as will other changes in her fantasy reimagining of the beloved monster tale.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
In Serbian, these people were pissed off.
—Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
He must have been pissed off about that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
To be this strong, to be able to still piss off complete strangers just by existing.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Cain’s still pissed off, too, about a 40-yard touchdown run by Packers running back Josh Jacobs from last Sunday’s win.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Instead Linda devolves, becoming more pugnacious and thin-skinned and pissed off.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The pissed off punk rockers, the hopelessly antisocial geeks, and the kids doing drugs.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
Gyllenhaal already knows this will piss off some traditional literary fanatics, as will other changes in her fantasy reimagining of the beloved monster tale.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Feb. 2026
In Serbian, these people were pissed off.
—Patrick McEnroe, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
He must have been pissed off about that.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
To be this strong, to be able to still piss off complete strangers just by existing.
—Lydia Price, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Cain’s still pissed off, too, about a 40-yard touchdown run by Packers running back Josh Jacobs from last Sunday’s win.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025
Instead Linda devolves, becoming more pugnacious and thin-skinned and pissed off.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
The pissed off punk rockers, the hopelessly antisocial geeks, and the kids doing drugs.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
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