browned off

browned off

slang Angered. I am so browned off by her selfish behavior!
See also: brown, off
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

browned off

Very angry, as in When she locked me out I was really browned off. This expression originated as Royal Air Force slang for "disgusted" and "depressed" in the late 1930s and had crossed the Atlantic by World War II. It gradually came to be used more widely as a slangy synonym for "infuriated." One theory for its origin, mentioned by Eric Partridge in his slang dictionary, is that it alludes to brass buttons on a uniform turning brown from lack of polishing. Partridge noted, however, that the "predominant Army opinion" was that the word had the same literal meaning as buggered.
See also: brown, off
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

ˌbrowned ˈoff (with somebody/something)

(also ˌbrassed ˈoff (with somebody/something)) (British English, informal) bored, unhappy and/or annoyed: By now the passengers were getting browned off with the delay.
See also: brown, off
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

browned (off)

mod. angry. I am really browned off at you!
See also: brown, off
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • be off for (something)
  • be off for sth
  • breeze off
  • auction off
  • blast off for (somewhere)
  • blast off for somewhere
  • bum (something) off (someone)
  • bum off
  • bum something off someone
  • cadge (something) off (someone)
References in periodicals archive
I FEEL thoroughly browned off this and it's not yet 12 o'clock!
Letter: Mailbag - A sign of the times
GOLFERS have been left browned off at raids on their greens.
We're teed off; GOLF COURSE TARGETED BY VANDALS IN SPATE OF ATTACKS
BROWNED OFF: Jimmy White (or Brown when he was sponsored by HP)
TOP FIVE... SPONSORED SPORTSMEN; GAME ON
The youngster in turn is seriously browned off with his mother cracking down on him because of his poor school record.
JIM'LL WATCH IT: SOPRANOS IS SINGING
Focusing on Williams' life from 1944 to 1953, the movie subjects us HEARTFELT: Tom as singer Hank to the usual cliches of having a wife (Elizabeth Olsen) who is browned off at constant touring, a husband enjoying too much booze and a couple of dutiful concert recreations.
I SAW THE LIGHT Cert [...]
Later we find out who's browned off to have been rejected with Jo.
CHOICE
CONS are browned off over being left in darkness - in a row about toast.
NO TOAST WITH YOUR PORRIDGE; EXCLUSIVE
He said: "A gang of troublemakers are making hay with grass clippings and hedge trimmings and the residents are getting browned off with it.
Hay bales dumped in gardens; BOLDMERE
TRAVELLERS are getting browned off with beach holidays and would rather opt for local cuisine than chips, a survey out today said.
Culture on the travel agenda
So while loudmouth Les and his missus got browned off on a wet caravan site in last week's episodes of the soap, Tracy was busy browning her beautiful body on sun-baked beaches.
Tracy Shaw Having Fun; Corrie star soaks up the sun on paradise island
Focusing on Williams' life from 1944 to 1953, the movie subjects us LISTLESS: Tom as singer Hank to the usual cliches of having a wife (Elizabeth Olsen) who is browned off at constant touring, a husband enjoying too much booze and a couple of dutiful concert recreations.
I SAW THE LIGHT
But some stars may be looking a bit browned off. A club source said: "There have been a few pranks with guys blocking the tanning booth door so their mates can't get out."
WE'RE TAN UNITED; Reds stars get sunbed