What it means
Vexed means properly annoyed, wound up, proper cheesed off. Not just a little sulk either. It's that sharp, carried-on-your-face irritation when someone's moved rude, wasted your time, or some small nonsense has mashed up your whole mood. In London speech, especially with Jamaican and wider Caribbean influence, vexed hits quick and clean.
Usage examples
"I am so vexed right now, he left me waiting an hour and then texts to say he is not even coming."
"I am properly vexed, I queued forty minutes and they sold the last one to the guy who pushed in front of me."
"Don't come to me all vexed because I told you the truth, you asked for my honest opinion and you got it."
"Man had me waiting outside the station in the rain, of course I'm vexed."
"She was vexed when they switched off the music right before her tune came on."
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Where it comes from
Vexed is an older English word that goes back to Latin vexare, meaning to shake up, trouble, or harass. It stayed alive in Caribbean English and Jamaican speech, then kept its bite in London through Caribbean influence. That's why it sounds both old-rooted and fully street-ready now.
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