Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US) to irritate, to annoy.

1960		G. Swarthout Where the Boys Are 16: She said she was very unhappy because she led a tragic life. It ticked me off.
1974		R. Blount About Three Bricks Shy of a Load 214: I’d be lying if I said he doesn’t tick me off sometimes.
1987		‘Joe Bob Briggs’ Joe Bob Goes to the Drive-In 26: It said ‘JBB & MM,’ which had always ticked off May Ellen, because Joe Bob wouldn’t spring for the ‘E’ in May Ellen Masters.
1997–2000		Da Bomb 🌐 29: Tick off: To make angry.
2005		K. Huff A Steady Rain I iii: She sided with me. That’s what ticked him off.
2011		D.R. Pollock Devil All the Time 183: ‘I wasn’t trying to tick you off,’ Bodecker said. ‘I figured you’d want to know’.