tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
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The town is small, unincorporated and best known for canoeing on the Ogeechee River or teeing off at Black Creek Golf Club.
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Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The Padres teed off on Brown like Bryson DeChambeau, scoring six runs on five hits in the second.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
With the run game nonexistent, the Commanders teed off on the Giants’ offensive line, and Wilson was flustered throughout.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Even the prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, got in on it, making a surprise appearance to tee off the film.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The Padres teed off on Brown like Bryson DeChambeau, scoring six runs on five hits in the second.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
With the run game nonexistent, the Commanders teed off on the Giants’ offensive line, and Wilson was flustered throughout.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Even the prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney, got in on it, making a surprise appearance to tee off the film.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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