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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So Wyatt just started teeing off front row and back row.
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
The first round of the Masters, the season’s first major, tees off April 9.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Friday afternoon, Scheffler teed off on the 18th hole on the cut line, not playing much better.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
This week, Arnie’s tournament — the 48th Arnold Palmer Invitational — tees off at Bay Hill with a field worthy of the statue’s pose looming above the grounds.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
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Justin Vigil Zuniga, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
The first round of the Masters, the season’s first major, tees off April 9.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Friday afternoon, Scheffler teed off on the 18th hole on the cut line, not playing much better.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2026
This week, Arnie’s tournament — the 48th Arnold Palmer Invitational — tees off at Bay Hill with a field worthy of the statue’s pose looming above the grounds.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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