cheesed off

Definition of cheesed offnext
chiefly British
as in angry
feeling or showing anger I was really cheesed off that they made me go to the back of the queue

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Adjective
  • The issue prompted an angry Trump to directly press Makary over the vapes decisions, two people familiar with the episode said.
    Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
  • Are some people angry that a children’s book author would cuss in an adult novel?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
Adjective
  • One night in 2011, a gunman fired seven shots that hit the White House; one struck ballistic glass on the Truman Balcony, where the Obamas often sat.
    Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • The missile defines the operational purpose of the ballistic submarine fleet by enabling long-duration stealth patrols and immediate strategic strike capabilities.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The victim told police Walton became enraged over not receiving a tip, leading to an argument.
    Stepheny Price , Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2026
  • Rail workers press for tighter security Unions have been fighting to strengthen passenger rail workers' protections for nearly a decade, after several incidents like the 2017 shooting of a conductor by an enraged passenger at the train station in Naperville, Illinois.
    CBS News, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • These mad scientists then trained a small flock of sheep to recognize four celebrities—Emma Watson, Barack Obama, Jake Gyllenhaal, and the BBC newsreader Fiona Bruce—from their pictures on the internet.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
  • While Sharpe’s casting was inevitably, and depressingly, dismissed as another sign of wokeism gone mad, the half-Japanese/half-British actor ultimately brings something new to the table.
    Jon O'Brien, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
Adjective
  • Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • And yet so many fans and media are some cocktail of shocked and outraged over tickets to a World Cup being high, or the travel cost to get here being a lot, or local hotels and public transportation jacking their prices.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
  • The outraged heckler with his face painted doesn’t represent most sports-watchers.
    Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Adjective
  • The milestone came during Indiana’s season opener against the Dallas Wings on Saturday — a game the Fever ultimately dropped, 107-104, despite a furious offensive performance from both teams.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
  • And the opponent’s goals came fast and furious in the opening 45 minutes plus stoppage time — especially during the first 26.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
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“Cheesed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesed%20off. Accessed 13 May. 2026.

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