tee off

verb

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

“Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!”

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Meanings

verbtee off (third-person singular simple present tees off, present participle teeing off, simple past and past participle teed off)

present singular third person tees off · participle present teeing off · participle past teed off · past teed off

  1. golfTo hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee.

    I always check the wind direction before I tee off.

  2. broadlyball gamesTo hit the ball very hard, especially for a home run.

    Reyes teed off on a hanging curve to give the Cardinals a 3-1 lead.

  3. idiomaticslangtransitiveTo irritate, vex, or annoy.

    Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!

    Synonyms: cheese off, pee off, piss off, tick off, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo irritate, vex, or annoy.

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Translations

Finnish tiiata, ärsyttää
  • tiiatagolf: to hit the first shot of a hole
  • ärsyttääto irritate, vex, annoy
German abschlagen
  • abschlagengolf: to hit the first shot of a hole
Swedish slå ut, gå på nerverna
  • slå utgolf: to hit the first shot of a hole
  • gå på nervernato irritate, vex, annoy
Cite this entry
APA

tee off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tee%20off

MLA

“tee off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tee%20off. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tee off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tee%20off.

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