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Definition of fly off the handle
fly off the handle
verb
- to become enraged.
My dad flew off the handle when he found out I was pregnant.
- See more words with the same meaning: angry, annoyed, offended.
Last edited on Aug 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 12 2011.
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Other terms relating to 'angry, annoyed, offended': | |
| Definitions include: excited. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: very angry. | |
| Definitions include: aggravation. | |
| Definitions include: to become upset. | |
| Definitions include: angry. | |
| Definitions include: Said if someone is confused, mad, or if someone just did something really stupid, they're drove. | |
| Definitions include: See butt-hurt. | |
| Definitions include: annoyed, angry, upset, disappointed. | |
| Definitions include: sexually aroused. | |
| Definitions include: extremely fun; exciting; wild. | |
| Definitions include: anger experienced while driving, due to other drivers. | |
| Definitions include: an angered glance. | |
| Definitions include: angry. | |
| Definitions include: Used in the expression, "What, am I wood?" which means "Don't ignore me"; "Don't act like I have no feelings"; etc. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'fly': | |
| Definitions include: in a straight line. | |
| Definitions include: a person who frequents bars. | |
| Definitions include: to be present in large numbers. | |
| Definitions include: to die with others in a large group, usually within a short span of time. | |
| Definitions include: sneakers. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: When the back top of a female's thong is visible above her pants. "Look at that girl at the bar, she's totally flying a kite" | |
| Definitions include: adjective. | |
| Definitions include: more fly. | |
| Definitions include: to have the zipper on one's trousers unzipped. | |
| Definitions include: to do something completely by one's self. | |
| Definitions include: a heterosexual with many homosexual friends. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: an angry retort. | |
| Definitions include: to not hide what makes a person a freak or makes a person be perceived as a freak. | |
Other terms relating to 'handle': | |
| Definitions include: a bottle of liquor that has a handle. | |
| Definitions include: good dribbling skills with a basketball. | |
| Definitions include: subcutaneous fat deposits on the external oblique muscles of the abdomen - i.e. fat on one's sides. | |
Other terms relating to 'off': | |
| Definitions include: what was previously expected to happen may not. | |
| Definitions include: large buttocks. | |
| Definitions include: to move away from. | |
| Definitions include: to masturbate. | |
| Definitions include: to get out of a prior obligation by asking. | |
| Definitions include: to take on a situation one can't master. | |
| Definitions include: to reprimand. | |
| Definitions include: to ignore another person(s) in a rude manner. | |
| Definitions include: to get rid of aggression or anger. | |
| Definitions include: to do something to get rid of negative emotions. | |
| Definitions include: to cheat on one's spouse. | |
| Definitions include: to bore one. | |
| Definitions include: to suggest ideas to another person to get feedback. | |
| Definitions include: annoyed, very cross. | |
| Definitions include: to end a relationship. | |
Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone. | |
| Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: a good estimate. | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: inclusive. | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
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