browned off

comparative more browned off · superlative most browned off

1. idiomaticslangAnnoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted

   Bob was browned off when he was passed over for promotion.

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   "I went AWOL because I was browned off with being a latrine orderly and not because I wanted hazardous duty," Hill said in making his plea.

   1949, Pvt. Hill, AWOL From U.S. Army, Toured Britain Three Years As Lady Fire Eater, Grape Belt And Chautauqua Farmer - 10 June 1949

   Some of our young troops get a bit browned off with constant criticism.

   1958, Government Plans To Merge Some Defence Services, Sydney Morning Herald - 28 March 1958

   Synonyms: brassed off, cheesed off, peed off, pissed off, teed off, ticked off