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as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger the boss is really teed off about the loss of one of our most important clients, so it's probably best to avoid him right now

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teed off

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verb

past tense of tee off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teed off
Adjective
  • On sale for 36 percent off, it’s made with slash-proof, ballistic nylon fabric along with pickpocket-deterring zipper locks.
    Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The request was granted, and as a result of the subsequent search, detectives confiscated an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a ballistic vest from the residence.
    Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The less time people spend playing creative director, the less time everyone else will spend being irritated.
    Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
  • If your skin barrier is particularly irritated, this cleansing oil will soothe irritation and redness.
    Rosa Jisoo Pyo, Vogue, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • His angry toss of the rosin bag to a spot several feet from the pitcher’s mound during Sunday’s game was an indication of his disappointment.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But at this very moment, in one of the studios in the Compound, his suite of offices situated between a gas station and an airport rental-car return lot in Los Angeles, Snoop, 53, is annoyed.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The annoyed friend explained why separating the bill in this instance is bothering her so much on the U.K.-based forum Mumsnet.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.
    Alex Marquardt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Before the arrest, some indignant residents took to social media to speculate about a possible motive — alleging without proof that unscrupulous developers or even the city itself may have orchestrated the acts.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.
    Tim Balk, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Jaclyn doesn’t understand why Laurie is so bothered, and when Kate takes Jaclyn’s side, Laurie brings up how Jaclyn hit on Kate’s husband Dave at her wedding (!).
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Sam and Ivar couldn’t seem less bothered.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The Bears lost Brown’s first four games as head coach by an average score of 27-11 while the offense sputtered to an average of 252 yards during that span.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The offense sputtered and trailed 6-3 at halftime, producing only a 47-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez in the first half.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Teed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teed%20off. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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