tee off

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tee off

verb tees off · teeing off · teed off

To hit the first shot of the hole, from the tee. I always check the wind direction before I tee off.
broadly To 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.
idiomatic, slang, transitive To irritate, vex, or annoy. Boy, do his jibes ever tee me off!
Similar: cheese off, pee off, piss off, tick off, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass, antagonize

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verb golf: to hit the first shot of a hole

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@misc{tee_off_2026,
  title = {tee off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tee%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}