What it means
Being cheesed off means you're annoyed, fed up, or quietly raging in that very British way where you're not flipping tables, just simmering and calling everything a joke. It's close to brassed off and hacked off, with a slightly daft, almost cosy ring to it, which makes the moan sound grumpy instead of full volcano. Handy for petty drama, rubbish service, delayed trains, and people taking the piss.
Usage examples
"I'm cheesed off, some numpty's nicked my sarnie from the office fridge again. Third time this week, mate, absolute joke."
"I'm proper cheesed off, that's the third train cancelled this morning and I'm late again."
"She was well cheesed off when she found out the meeting could have been an email."
"I'm cheesed off, they said five-minute fix and we've been stood outside the flat for an hour."
"Dad was cheesed off when the takeaway turned up stone cold and missing half the order."
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