ring off

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ring off

verb rings off · ringing off · rang off · rung off

  1. Australia, UK, intransitive To disconnect at the end of a phone call. I thanked him and rang off.
  2. dated, imperative, slang Buzz off; go away; shut up. [S]he's not a Bloomer / But knows when she's got you at her wire's end. / It does no good to fret and fume and scoff, / For she all protests meets with "Oh, ring off!"

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@misc{ring_off_2026,
  title = {ring off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ring%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}