torque off
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torque off
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Possibly an alteration of tick off. Metaphorical use of mechanical verbs (including torque, jack, and grind) with people and their emotions as the direct object is also seen elsewhere, as with for example torque up, grind one's gears, and jacked up.
verb torques off · torquing off · torqued off
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To annoy, distress, or anger.
It is hard to remember a talented player who so comprehensively bothered, annoyed, outraged and just plain torqued off the customers quite like Owens.
Similar: cheese off, pee off, piss off, tee off, tick off, aggravate, annoy, nettle, rankle, ruffle, sting, burn someone's ass
Talk about this word "torque off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/torque%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. torque off. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/torque%20off "torque off." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/torque%20off.Cite this
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title = {torque off},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/torque%20off},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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