“Cheesed Off” 🧀
(idiom) annoyed, irritated, or fed up with something
Henry was totally cheesed off when his flight got delayed for the third time in one day. 😡💢
This British slang phrase dates back to at least WWII-era military slang. The exact link to cheese is fuzzy, but one theory ties it to “cheese” being used since the 1800s as slang for something unpleasant or of poor quality, so being “cheesed” meant being subjected to something you didn’t like.
Another theory connects it to the older phrase “brassed off,” which had a similar military origin and meaning (brass = polish work soldiers hated doing). “Cheesed off” likely rode on that same wave of griping-soldier slang before crossing over into everyday British English.
💁🏻 You’l hear this way more in the UK than the US. (Americans are more likely to say “ticked off” or “annoyed.”)
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