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Ljswave Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Would you explain the nuance between "angry" and "piss off"?
I'd like to understand the difference of meaning of sentenses below.
- I am angry
- I get angry
- I 'm pissed off.
as you look at my question, i want to know the meaning of two expressions that is "angry" and "piss off"
if you know the origin of "piss off", let me know it~
i have known "piss" means pee and preposition-"off" means seperation from something. so the phrase -"piss somebody off" means "to make somebody annoyed or bored"
example as- You pissed me off.
= You peed on me , so i was off (it made me annoyed)
i understnad that the meaning of "piss somebody off " originate from that , right?
thank for your reading. coule you pls teach me about my questions?
- I am angry
- I get angry
- I 'm pissed off.
as you look at my question, i want to know the meaning of two expressions that is "angry" and "piss off"
if you know the origin of "piss off", let me know it~
i have known "piss" means pee and preposition-"off" means seperation from something. so the phrase -"piss somebody off" means "to make somebody annoyed or bored"
example as- You pissed me off.
= You peed on me , so i was off (it made me annoyed)
i understnad that the meaning of "piss somebody off " originate from that , right?
thank for your reading. coule you pls teach me about my questions?
Top answer
"****** off" means "angry"—it does not mean "bored". "****** off" is a vulgar expression. Nobody knows what **** has to do with it, it's just that the word "****" adds a dash of dirtiness, desirable in vulgarity.
- "****** off" means "angry"—it does not mean "bored".
- "****** off" is a vulgar expression.
- Nobody knows what **** has to do with it, it's just that the word "****" adds a dash of dirtiness, desirable in vulgarity.
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"****** off" means "angry"—it does not mean "bored". "****** off" is a vulgar expression. Nobody knows what **** has to do with it, it's just that the word "****" adds a dash of dirtiness, desirable in vulgarity.
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Hi,
Once I have read this one, though I have no idea if it is true or not.
We can be sure that the angry meaning of ****** off became popular among the Armed Forces in World War II, and entered into mainstream use during the post-war years. In 1946 it was defined as a new word in American Speech XXI: "This means roughly, fed-up, irritated, depressed." Some linguists and historians think th
Once I have read this one, though I have no idea if it is true or not.
We can be sure that the angry meaning of ****** off became popular among the Armed Forces in World War II, and entered into mainstream use during the post-war years. In 1946 it was defined as a new word in American Speech XXI: "This means roughly, fed-up, irritated, depressed." Some linguists and historians think th
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I know you didn't ask this, but someone who is "******" without the "off" means the same as "****** off" in North America 
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