cheesed off

British

adjective

slang (usually postpositive) bored, disgusted, or angry

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cheesed off Idioms

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]

Etymology

Origin of cheesed off

C20: from _cheese ²

Example Sentences

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And — yes — not everyone is royally cheesed off.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

"The catchphrase just came about on the pilot when I got really cheesed off with a contestant and I added the goodbye", she told host Steph McGovern.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2021

A 28-year-old woman in Florida was arrested on Friday for getting totally cheesed off at a pizzeria employee.

From Fox News • Mar. 26, 2019

But underneath, he was angry “about the world and his family, cheesed off about things and was ripe for the picking” by militants.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2014

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 "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

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