piss off

verb

To leave, to go away.

“Why don't you piss off and leave us alone?”

First used mid-20th c.

Meanings

verbpiss off (third-person singular simple present pisses off, present participle pissing off, simple past and past participle pissed off)

present singular third person pisses off · participle present pissing off · participle past pissed off · past pissed off

  1. CommonwealthcolloquialidiomaticintransitivevulgarTo leave, to go away.First known use mid-20th c.

    Why don't you piss off and leave us alone?

    1 more example

    They've pissed off and left us in the lurch!

    Synonyms: bugger off, fuck off, get lost, cock off, pee off, rack off, take a hike, 23 skidoo

  2. colloquialidiomatictransitivevulgarTo annoy, anger.

    What really pisses me off about my job is that I have to get up at six o'clock.

    2 more examples

    Baby, what you doin' now? / You're pissin' me off / But your hair is so luxurious / And your lips are so soft

    2011, Mayer Hawthorne, “The Walk”, in How Do You Do

    It pisses people off that I am thin and I don't make any effort.

    2022 October 5, Lauren Harby, “What We Know About Celine Dion's Health Battle”, in The List

    Synonyms: cheese off, pee off, tee off, tick off, torque off, aggravate, annoy, nettle

interjectionpiss off!
  1. CommonwealthcolloquialidiomaticvulgardismissalGo away!

    Piss off, pal! This is my work table and yours is in the corner.

    Synonyms: bugger off, fuck off, get lost, amscray, away with you, be off with you, beat it, begone

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Arabic ضَايَقَ, زَعَجَ
  • ضَايَقَ (ḍāyaqa)to annoy
  • زَعَجَ (zaʕaja)to annoy
Bulgarian махай се, разкарай се
  • махай се (mahaj se)to leave, to go away
  • разкарай се (razkaraj se)to leave, to go away
  • дразня (draznja)to annoy
  • ядосвам (jadosvam)to annoy
Catalan anar-se'n, fotre el camp
  • anar-se'nto leave, to go away
  • fotre el campto leave, to go away
  • emprenyarto annoy
  • empiparto annoy
  • ves-te'ninterjection of telling someone: go away!
  • fot el campinterjection of telling someone: go away!
Chinese Mandarin 滾開 /滚开, 滾球 /滚球
  • 滾開 /滚开 (gǔnkāi)to leave, to go away
  • 滾球 /滚球 (gǔnqiú)to leave, to go away
  • 滾 /滚 (gǔn)to leave, to go away
Czech vysmahnout, odprejsknout
  • vysmahnoutto leave, to go away
  • odprejsknoutto leave, to go away
  • odpálitto leave, to go away
  • nakrknoutto annoy
  • nasratto annoy
  • dožratto annoy
Dutch flikker op, optiefen
  • flikker opto leave, to go away
  • optiefento leave, to go away
  • oppleurento leave, to go away
  • ophoepelento leave, to go away
  • oprottento leave, to go away
  • opflikkerento leave, to go away
  • opdonderento leave, to go away
  • ophoerento leave, to go away
  • oplazerento leave, to go away
  • opsodemieterento leave, to go away
  • wegwezento leave, to go away
  • opsodeflikkerento leave, to go away
Esperanto forpisiĝi, ĝenaĉi
  • forpisiĝito leave, to go away
  • ĝenaĉito annoy
  • tedaĉito annoy
  • fotrito annoy
Finnish painua vittuun, painua hiiteen
  • painua vittuunto leave, to go away
  • painua hiiteento leave, to go away
  • häipyäto leave, to go away
  • ärsyttääto annoy
  • potuttaato annoy
  • vituttaato annoy
  • ottaa päähänto annoy
  • ottaa kupoliinto annoy
  • painu vittuuninterjection of telling someone: go away!
  • häivyinterjection of telling someone: go away!
French se casser, se barrer
  • se casserto leave, to go away
  • se barrerto leave, to go away
  • se tirerto leave, to go away
  • faire chierto annoy
  • casser les couillesto annoy
  • emmerderto annoy
  • péter les couillesto annoy
German sich verpissen, anpissen
  • sich verpissento leave, to go away
  • anpissento annoy
  • ankotzento annoy
  • verpiss dich!interjection of telling someone: go away!
Greek τσακίσου
  • τσακίσου (tsakísou)to leave, to go away
Hebrew התחפף, עצבן
  • התחפף (hitkhaféf)to leave, to go away
  • עצבן (itsbén)to annoy
  • תתחפף (titkhaféf)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • תתחפפי (titkhafefí)interjection of telling someone: go away!
Hungarian idegesít, felidegesít
  • idegesítto annoy
  • felidegesítto annoy
  • feldühítto annoy
  • felbosszantto annoy
Italian svignarsela, andare a fanculo
  • svignarselato leave, to go away
  • andare a fanculoto leave, to go away
  • far incazzareto annoy
  • far girare i coglionito annoy
  • far girare le palleto annoy
  • rompere i coglionito annoy
  • rompere il cazzoto annoy
  • vaffanculointerjection of telling someone: go away!
Japanese 失せる, いらいらさせる
  • 失せる (useru)to leave, to go away
  • いらいらさせる (iraira saseru)to annoy
Korean 꺼지다
  • 꺼지다 (kkeojida)to leave, to go away
Latvian kaitināt
  • kaitinātto annoy
Māori whakahōhā
  • whakahōhāto annoy
Norwegian stikk av
  • stikk avto leave, to go away
Polish spieprzaj
  • spieprzajinterjection of telling someone: go away!
Portuguese cai fora, chatear
  • cai forato leave, to go away
  • chatearto annoy
Romanian scoate din pepeni, scoate din sărite
  • scoate din pepenito annoy
  • scoate din săriteto annoy
  • scoate din mințito annoy
  • fute la capto annoy
  • fute la icreto annoy
  • fute la melodieto annoy
  • freca la capto annoy
  • freca la icreto annoy
  • freca la melodieto annoy
  • marș!interjection of telling someone: go away!
Russian убира́ться, кати́ться
  • убира́ться (ubirátʹsja)to leave, to go away
  • кати́ться (katítʹsja)to leave, to go away
  • сва́ливать (sválivatʹ)to leave, to go away
  • вали́ть (valítʹ)to leave, to go away
  • свали́ть (svalítʹ)to leave, to go away
  • прова́ливать (proválivatʹ)to leave, to go away
  • съёбываться (sʺjóbyvatʹsja)to leave, to go away
  • съеба́ться (sʺjebátʹsja)to leave, to go away
  • идти́ на́ хуй (idtí ná xuj)to leave, to go away
  • пойти́ на́ хуй (pojtí ná xuj)to leave, to go away
  • злить (zlitʹ)to annoy
  • разозли́ть (razozlítʹ)to annoy
  • вали́! (valí!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • отвали́! (otvalí!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • свали́! (svalí!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • сва́ливай! (sválivaj!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • прова́ливай! (proválivaj!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • съеби́! (sʺjebí!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • съёбывай! (sʺjóbyvaj!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • съеби́сь! (sʺjebísʹ!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • съёбывайся! (sʺjóbyvajsja!)interjection of telling someone: go away!
Spanish pirar, cabrear
  • pirarto leave, to go away
  • cabrearto annoy
  • mosquearto annoy
  • asquearto annoy
  • repatearto annoy
  • tocar los cojonesto annoy
  • tocar los huevosto annoy
  • joderto annoy
  • putearto annoy
  • emputarto annoy
  • cagarseto annoy
  • irse a freír espárragosinterjection of telling someone: go away!
Swedish sticka av, sticka och brinna
  • sticka avto leave, to go away
  • sticka och brinnato leave, to go away
  • dra åt skogento leave, to go away
Tagalog galitin
  • galitinto annoy
Turkish siktirmek, defolmak
  • siktirmekto leave, to go away
  • defolmakto leave, to go away
  • kaybolmakto leave, to go away
  • sinir etmekto annoy
  • uyuz etmekto annoy
  • gıcık etmekto annoy
  • darlamakto annoy
  • ayar etmekto annoy
  • tepesinin tasını attırmakto annoy
  • canını sıkmakto annoy
  • kıl etmekto annoy
  • delirtmekto annoy
  • kaybol!interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • defol!interjection of telling someone: go away!
  • naş naşinterjection of telling someone: go away!
Cite this entry
APA

piss off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss%20off

MLA

“piss off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss%20off. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piss off,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piss%20off.

Source: piss off on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.