# piss off

Pronunciation: US say "pis-AWF" /ˌpɪs ˈɔf/; UK/AUS say "pis-OF" /ˌpɪs ˈɒf/

## Phrasal verb

1. To annoy someone or make them angry. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To make someone feel annoyed or angry.
   - _Nothing pisses her off faster than being interrupted mid-sentence._
   - _The surprise baggage fee managed to piss off nearly every passenger at the gate._
3. To leave a place, or to go away from someone. *(colloquial, Commonwealth)*
   - Simple: To leave a place or go away.
   - _Once the rain started, most of the crowd pissed off to the pub._
   - _The builders always seem to piss off at lunchtime and never come back._

## Interjection

2. Used as a coarse command telling someone to go away. *(colloquial, Commonwealth)*
   - Simple: Used to tell someone rudely to go away.
   - _Oh, piss off. I've been in this queue for forty minutes._
   - _When the reporter knocked a third time, a voice behind the door yelled, "Piss off!"_

## Noun · piss-off

Pronunciation: US say "PIS-awf" /ˈpɪs ɔf/; UK say "PIS-of" /ˈpɪs ɒf/

4. Alternative spelling of pissoff. — Alternative spelling of pissoff (“annoyance”).
   - Simple: Another spelling of pissoff. It is a rude word for a person or thing that annoys you.
   - _Having to reset every work password each month is a total piss-off._
   - _Her new roommate turned out to be a piss-off who never washed a single dish._

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