hack off

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hack off

verb hacks off · hacking off · hacked off

transitive To remove by hacking; to cut off. It was one of them, for example, which provoked Lieutenant Maynard to hack off Blackbeard's head, and to spear it upon the end of his bowsprit. But, as a rule, the pirate ruffled and bullied and drabbed without let or hindrance, until it was time for him to go back to his ship once more.
Similar: cut off, slice off
transitive To annoy.
Similar: annoy

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@misc{hack_off_2026,
  title = {hack off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hack%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}