Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torque off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: torque off
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annoy, distress, or anger.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It is hard to remember a talented player who so comprehensively bothered, annoyed, outraged and just plain torqued off the customers quite like Owens."

Etymology

Possibly an alteration of tick off. Metaphorical use of mechanical verbs (including torque, jack, and grind) with people and their emotions as the direct object is also seen elsewhere, as with for example torque up, grind one's gears, and jacked up.

Usage

American usage
Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

torques off (present, singular) torquing off (participle, present) torqued off (participle, past) torqued off (past)

Synonyms

cheese off pee off piss off tee off tick off aggravate annoy nettle rankle ruffle sting burn someone's ass

Questions

What does torque off mean?: To annoy, distress, or anger.
Where does torque off come from?: Possibly an alteration of tick off. Metaphorical use of mechanical verbs (including torque, jack, and grind) with people and their emotions as the direct object is also seen elsewhere, as with for example torque up, grind one's gears, and jacked up.

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