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tee

2[tee] noun, verb, teed, tee·ing.
noun
1.
Golf.
a.
Also called teeing ground. the starting place, usually a hard mound of earth, at the beginning of play for each hole.
b.
a small wooden, plastic, metal, or rubber peg from which the ball is driven, as in teeing off.
2.
Football. a device on which the ball may be placed to raise it off the ground preparatory to kicking.
verb (used with object)
3.
Golf. to place (the ball) on a tee.

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Teed off is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
4.
tee off,
a.
Golf. to strike the ball from a tee.
b.
Slang. to reprimand severely; scold: He teed off on his son for wrecking the car.
c.
Informal. to begin: They teed off the program with a medley of songs.
d.
Baseball, Softball. to make many runs and hits, especially extra-base hits: teeing off for six runs on eight hits, including three doubles and a home run.
e.
Baseball, Softball. to hit (a pitched ball) hard and far: He teed off on a fastball and drove it into the bleachers.
f.
Boxing. to strike with a powerful blow, especially to the head: He teed off on his opponent with an overhand right.
g.
Slang. to make angry, irritated, or disgusted: She was teed off because her dinner guests were late.

Origin:
1665–75; origin uncertain
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Word Origin & History

tee
in golf, 1721, back-formation from teaz (1673), taken as a plural; a Scottish word of uncertain origin. The original form was a little heap of sand. The verb meaning "place a ball on a golf tee" is recorded from 1673; fig. sense of "to make ready" (usually with up) is recorded from 1938. Teed off in
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the fig. sense of "angry, annoyed" is first recorded 1953, probably as a euphemism for p(iss)ed off.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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teed off definition


  1. mod.
    angry. : I was so teed off I could have spit!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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