brown off

verb

To annoy.

“Brown off those onions before starting on the rest of the ingredients.”

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Meanings

verbbrown off (third-person singular simple present browns off, present participle browning off, simple past and past participle browned off)

present singular third person browns off · participle present browning off · participle past browned off · past browned off

  1. transitiveTo annoy.
  2. transitivecookingTo brown (something) to completion.

    Brown off those onions before starting on the rest of the ingredients.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown off,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20off.

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