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 shortstop was 0-for-20 before teeing off on Abel in the top of the third.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Nearly three decades after teeing off, Happy Gilmore 2 is set to drop on Netflix on July 25, just in time to swing into summer.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 19 June 2025
Rory McIlroy, who completed a career grand slam by winning the Masters in April, will tee off at 10:35 a.m. with Keegan Bradley, 2023 Travelers champ and captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Patrick Smith/Getty Images Eleven minutes later, another must-see group will tee off.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
Nearly three decades after teeing off, Happy Gilmore 2 is set to drop on Netflix on July 25, just in time to swing into summer.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 19 June 2025
Rory McIlroy, who completed a career grand slam by winning the Masters in April, will tee off at 10:35 a.m. with Keegan Bradley, 2023 Travelers champ and captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Patrick Smith/Getty Images Eleven minutes later, another must-see group will tee off.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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