honk off
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Make someone annoyed or angry
Literal meaning: To press a car horn at someone — a rude and irritating act
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To annoy or irritate someone
"It really honks me off when people don't return their shopping carts."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Informal and relatively rare. Used as a milder substitute for stronger expressions like 'piss off'. More common in American English. Sounds slightly old-fashioned or humorous.
Commonly used with
really totally driver neighbor coworker
Forms
Base
honk off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
honks off
he/she/it
Past simple
honked off
yesterday
Past participle
honked off
have + pp
-ing form
honking off
continuous
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