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to tee off
01
strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
off
Base verb
tee
Present tense
tee off
3rd person singular
tees off
Present participle
teeing off
Past simple
teed off
Past participle
teed off
02
to anger, irritate, or annoy someone
Slang
What does "to tee off" mean in slang?
The phrase "to tee off" means to make someone angry, irritated, or upset. The structure comes from golf, where a "tee" is the starting point of a shot, but in slang it shifts to mean "to start hitting out" emotionally or verbally. It is informal and often used when someone triggers frustration or provokes a strong reaction in another person.
Examples
His constant interruptions really tee me off.
