Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Piss Off
English answer:
make very angry; go away
Added to glossary by
Fuad Yahya
Sep 12, 2003 20:20
20 yrs ago
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English term
dane
Piss Off
English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Piss Off
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make very angry; go away
1. Make very angry, as in "That letter pissed me off." [Vulgar slang; 1940s]
2. Go away, as in "Piss off and stop bothering me." [Vulgar slang; mid-1900s]
2. Go away, as in "Piss off and stop bothering me." [Vulgar slang; mid-1900s]
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Marian Greenfield
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Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
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skrub af
...if you are a Dane!
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Mario Marcolin
: if this is the whole phrase, yes
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Will Matter
: nice danska!
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yolanda Speece
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
Depends on the context
If You say, "I don't want to piss off my boss".. It means you don't want to upset your boss or make him angry at you.
IF you say "piss off!" when someone makes you angry, then it is the equivalent of telling that person to "buzz off" or "sod off". Essentially you are telling them to go away and go keep themselves occupied with ..."themselves" and to leave you alone...
Hope this helps
But it also means to go away
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Note added at 15 mins (2003-09-12 20:36:11 GMT)
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IF you say "piss off!" when someone makes you angry, then it is the equivalent of telling that person to "buzz off" or "sod off". Essentially you are telling them to go away and go keep themselves occupied with ..."themselves" and to leave you alone...
Hope this helps
But it also means to go away
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Note added at 15 mins (2003-09-12 20:36:11 GMT)
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DIsregard the last sentence
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Jirina Nevosadova
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verbis
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Oso (X)
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Mario Marcolin
: "to go away and.." That's interesting, I never thought of that! :)
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I didn't want to say how they occupied themselves but it starts with an "F".
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Alexandra Tussing
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Will Matter
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Edith Kelly
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Catherine Christaki
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jerrie
: Just piss off! (Get lost, leave me alone). You're really starting to piss me off...(get on my nerves, wind me up etc) ... UK!
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Empty Whiskey Glass
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Pnina
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Rajan Chopra
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Kanta Rawat (X)
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AhmedAMS
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Piss off! = Go away and leave me alone, stop bothering me!
There was a time when this was strong language, but now it could just express mild annoyance.
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Will Matter
: has entered common usage indeed.
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awilliams
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Empty Whiskey Glass
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Rajan Chopra
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I've said it before...
but why do busy professionals bother wasting time on this kind of question? Hsn't it occurred to anybody that the Asker is just "taking the piss"??! And making us all look idiotic for being stupid enough to respond to what is obviously just an immature provocation...
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Grace Anderson
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Thanks Grace!
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Transflux (X)
: Absolutely agree. I expect the asker knows full well what it means.
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I think so too!
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Refugio
: This might be true of some questions, but this one has various meanings and shades of acceptability that make it well worth answering. Since pissed can also mean drunk, the asker may have had a legitimate doubt about the meaning. And the name 'dane'...
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"Dane" can be a name, not a nationality - I can't believe you really think this is a serious, legitimate question !
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awilliams
: Sorry, Ruth, I'm with John here. Was just about to start moaning about a sixth answer, then saw your comment...That'll teach me!
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Thanks Amy - if this question is "well worth answering", I'd love to see a worthless one!
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AhmedAMS
: You are right. The question was supposed to be squashed.
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