miffed
Annoyed; mildly irritated.
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+1. And to be honest, I'm not sure any of that was over the top. I'm miffed at whoever told them to leave and sad about them going too.
😆 I kinda understand your feeling but your passengers may have been a tad miffed
As the Dad Joke Council founder, of which you both are longstanding members, I'm a little miffed not to be thought of for this, too.
Still miffed I have to lease a professional wise old friend / trusted family member (counselor) as a stand in for moving around too much or transing my gender too much to have my own wise old friend / trusted family m…
@jamescdyer.bsky.social please don’t use AI to generate content as on the 73 questions section of last week’s Pilot Plus. Yours, a miffed subscriber.
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Annoyed; mildly irritated. Used across British English but with strong Northern/Midlands flavor. Stronger than mildly bothered, milder than angry.
"A bit miffed about the schedule change."
“+1. And to be honest, I'm not sure any of that was over the top. I'm miffed at whoever told them to leave and sad about them going too.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“😆 I kinda understand your feeling but your passengers may have been a tad miffed”
— Bluesky· May 2026“As the Dad Joke Council founder, of which you both are longstanding members, I'm a little miffed not to be thought of for this, too.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Still miffed I have to lease a professional wise old friend / trusted family member (counselor) as a stand in for moving around too much or transing my gender too much to have my own wise old friend / trusted family member.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“@jamescdyer.bsky.social please don’t use AI to generate content as on the 73 questions section of last week’s Pilot Plus. Yours, a miffed subscriber.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
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; unable to understand.
Miffed means: ; unable to understand.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
miffed means: ; unable to understand.. Register: neutral, standard English. Common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; always check the context before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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