intransitive verb
Etymology: tee (IV)
1. : to drive from a tee
2. : begin , start
the book tees off with a discussion of bitterness — Holiday
3. : to hit hard
teed off on the new pitcher's first delivery and sent it over the center-field wall — Bennett Cerf
4. : to make an angry denunciation : scold — often used with on
teed off on the selection committee in an ill-tempered article — Time