piss off

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See also: pissoff and piss-off

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piss off (third-person singular simple present pisses off, present participle pissing off, simple past and past participle pissed off)

  1. (Commonwealth, idiomatic, intransitive, vulgar, colloquial) To leave, to go away. [from mid-20th c.]
    Synonyms: bugger off, fuck off, get lost, cock off, pee off, rack off, take a hike; see also Thesaurus:leave
    They've pissed off and left us in the lurch!
    Why don't you piss off and leave us alone?
  2. (idiomatic, transitive, vulgar, colloquial) To annoy, anger.
    Synonyms: cheese off, pee off, tee off, tick off, torque off; see also Thesaurus:annoy, Thesaurus:enrage
    What really pisses me off about my job is that I have to get up at six o'clock.
    • 2022 October 5, Lauren Harby, “What We Know About Celine Dion's Health Battle”, in The List[1]:
      It pisses people off that I am thin and I don't make any effort.

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piss off!

  1. (Commonwealth, idiomatic, vulgar, dismissal) Go away!
    Synonyms: bugger off, fuck off, get lost; see also Thesaurus:go away
    Piss off, pal! This is my work table and yours is in the corner.

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