cheesed off

adjective

1. slang.
   usually postpositive bored, disgusted, or angry

Word History and Origins

Origin of cheesed off¹

C20: from cheese ²

Idioms and Phrases

Angry, fed up, annoyed, as in I'm cheesed off about watering their plants twice a week . This term was originally military slang and sometimes put simply as cheesed . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Does that suggest lots of people are far more cheesed off with the Conservatives than they are lured by Labour?

From BBC

"I'm a bit cheesed off, we've been looking forward to this for a long time."

From BBC

Connie was a little cheesed off that I’d lied to her about being into government, but then I handed her a file folder.

From Literature

"In the end you can see that people were at the end of their tether with it. You could sense that the audience were getting a bit cheesed off," he said.

From BBC

One source told The Sunday Times that the queen is "cheesed off" by the broadcast and is open to exploring countermeasures such as stripping Prince Harry and Markle of their titles.

From Fox News