cheese off

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Meaning · English

To annoy.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

Sony management […] is 'fixing' one part of the triangle at the cost of the other two. This cheeses off software makers more than you can imagine, and it also cheeses off customers.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “cheese off” mean?

To annoy.

Is “cheese off” formal or informal?

cheese off is generally slang.