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cheesed off

cheesed off

1 8.2
Feeling very annoyed and impatient because of something
  • idiom
  • UK
translation icon : molesto
  • President Kennedy was apparently really cheesed off upon hearing about this.

Examples

  • I was cheesed off when my favorite show got canceled unexpectedly.

  • I should be royally ticked off at you, you know, I should be really cheesed off.

    Juno (2007)

  • That is why I am cheesed off about it.

    Blog text (12)

  • I too am so cheesed off about the "school earlier just when they're sleeping later" thing!

    Blog text (15)

  • I am pretty cheesed off about that jockey falling off that damn horse, Sid!

    Let It Ride (1989)

  • Now, between Gravity Rush and moving Valkyria Chronicles to portables, I'm kind of cheesed off.

    Blog text (9)

  • Norma: I GOT TO ADMIT FOR A WHILE THERE I WAS REALLY CHEESED OFF.

    Victor/Victoria (1982)

  • She felt cheesed off after her friend forgot her birthday.

  • He always gets cheesed off when people are late to meetings.

Synonyms

sick of
vscheesed off
  • Informal
522 5.8

Tired of something because you have had too much of it

conveys milder annoyance and being out of patience rather than extreme dislike
pissed off
vscheesed off
  • Informal
197 8.6

Very angry or annoyed

describes milder annoyance and loss of patience rather than extreme anger
fed up
vscheesed off
  • Informal
121 3.6

Annoyed, bored, or tired because you have had too much of something

focuses on being out of patience in general rather than duration
fed up with
vscheesed off
  • Informal
83 3.9

Feeling annoyed or bored because something has gone on too long

means being out of patience overall, not only from long duration
exasperated
vscheesed off
18 4.4

Very annoyed and impatient because something is difficult or not working

is milder, meaning simple annoyance and running out of patience
ticked off
vscheesed off
  • Informal
5 7.9

Feeling angry or annoyed about something

emphasizes being out of patience rather than general anger
cheesed
vscheesed off
  • UK
3 9.5

Feeling annoyed or angry about something

means the same annoyance but without the British informal label
browned off
vscheesed off
  • UK
1 8.9

Annoyed and fed up after repeated problems or long delays

is about general impatience rather than irritation caused by repeated problems
peed off
vscheesed off
  • UK
8.4

Feeling annoyed or angry

shows annoyance with extra anger rather than mere impatience

Antonyms

pleased
936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

How Annoyed

furious
238 3.0
angry
∞ 1.0
cheesed off
  • UK
1 8.2
annoyed
77 1.0

Surface Forms

cheesed off positive

Morphology

cheesed + off

The meaning 'annoyed' is not predictably built from 'cheesed' (which prima facie evokes the food 'cheese') and 'off' — there is no transparent compositional rule linking those constituents to irritation. 'Cheesed off' is an informal, idiomatic British expression whose sense must be learned as a unit, so a B1 learner knowing the words would most likely not infer the meaning.

Etymology

The idiom cheesed off is a British saying that probably comes from old slang where cheese meant something annoying. So if someone 'cheesed you off' they made you feel angry or fed up, and today cheesed off means 'annoyed'.