tick off

verb

ticked off; ticking off; ticks off

transitive verb

1
: to make angry or indignant
the cancellation really ticked me off
2
: reprimand, rebuke
his father ticked him off for his impudence

Examples of tick off in a Sentence

she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised it really ticks me off when someone says something like that
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Word History

Etymology

tick entry 2

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of tick off was in 1915

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“Tick off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tick%20off. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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