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cheesed off

[cheezd]

cheesed

[cheezd]
adjective Chiefly British Slang.
disgusted; fed up (usually followed by off).

Origin:
1940–45; origin obscure
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Cheesed off is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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cheesed off
 
adj
slang (Brit) (usually postpositive) bored, disgusted, or angry
 
[C20: from cheese²]

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Main Entry:  cheesed off
Part of Speech:  adj
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cheesed off definition


  1. mod.
    angry; disgusted. : Clare was really cheesed off at the butler.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

cheesed off

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]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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