Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tee off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.82 in modern English

Syllables: tee off
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.

verb

To hit the ball very hard, especially for a home run.

verb

To irritate, vex, or annoy.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"I always check the wind direction before I tee off."
"Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead."
"Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

tees off (present, singular) teeing off (participle, present) teed off (participle, past) teed off (past)

Synonyms

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

Questions

What does tee off mean?: To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.

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