browned off

See also: browned-off

English

Etymology

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Adjective

browned off (comparative more browned off, superlative most browned off)

(idiomatic, slang) Annoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted
Bob was browned off when he was passed over for promotion.
- 1949, Pvt. Hill, AWOL From U.S. Army, Toured Britain Three Years As Lady Fire Eater, Grape Belt And Chautauqua Farmer - 10 June 1949
  "I went AWOL because I was browned off with being a latrine orderly and not because I wanted hazardous duty," Hill said in making his plea.
- 1958, Government Plans To Merge Some Defence Services, Sydney Morning Herald - 28 March 1958
  "Some of our young troop get a bit browned off will constant criticism."

Synonyms

Translations

annoyed, fed up

French: excité (fr), exaspéré (fr)
Russian: раздражённый (ru) (razdražónnyj), сы́тый по го́рло (sýtyj po górlo)

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Further reading

“browned off”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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