ring off

verb — 2 senses

ring off

verb

1

Communications, Electrical engineering, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Telecommunications, Telephony Australia, UK To disconnect at the end of a phone call.

I thanked him and rang off.2010, Peter Corris, Torn Apart, Allen and Unwin, page 68:

2

Dated, Imperative, Slang Buzz off; go away; shut up.

[S]he's not a Bloomer / But knows when she's got you at her wire's end. / It does no good to fret and fume and scoff, / For she all protests meets with "Oh, ring off!"1894, David Todd Praigg, Almetta, page 109:
“Oh! ring off on your rhapsodies!” John interjected.1897, University of Virginia Magazine, page 183:

1 more example

"[…] They say Crookman's going to open a sanitarium in Harlem right away. There's your chance, Big Boy, and it's your only chance." Bunny chuckled. "Oh, ring off," growled Max.1969, George S. Schuyler, Black No More:

Related terms: hang up

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