torque off

== English == === Etymology === Possibly an alteration of tick off. Metaphorical use of mechanical verbs (including torque, jack, and grind) with people and their emotions as the direct object is also seen elsewhere, as with for example torque up, grind one's gears, and jacked up. === Pronunciation === === Verb === torque off (third-person singular simple present torques off, present participle torquing off, simple past and past participle torqued off) (chiefly US, transitive, idiomatic) To annoy, distress, or anger. Synonyms: cheese off, pee off, piss off, tee off, tick off; see also Thesaurus:annoy