Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(orig. W.I.) annoyed, angry; thus as v., to annoy.

1862		Capt. Clutterbuck’s Champagne 52: ‘Is dis for English manners, when a lady an’ a gentleman is discoorsing, to push for you dam black face atween dem, eh?’ ‘Don’t vex,’ replied Leander smiling.
1907		‘Toad & Donkey’ in W. Jekyll Jam. Song and Story 39: Donkey get very vex about it.
1912		C. McKay ‘Taken Aback’ in Songs from Jamaica 2: Him might get vex’ an’ lock up de gate.
1929		M. Beckwith Jamaica Proverbs (1970) 96: Poor man never vex.
1932		J. Peterkin Bright Skin 93: Is you vexed wid me, Cun Hester?
1953		R. Mais Hills were Joyful Together (1966) 124: Effen you not vex-up is what matter with you, then?
1956		S. Selvon Lonely Londoners 104: He used to be grumpy and vex with everybody until it was payday.
1961		V.S. Naipaul House For Mr Biswas 536: Everybody so surprise they forgetting they vex.
1968		A. Salkey Late Emancipation of Jerry Stover (1982) 171: T’ought you was vex’ up.
1978		‘Jamaica Child’ in P. Ashton et al. Our Lives (1982) 37: When Likkle Bwoy see all de cake dat Big Bwoy gat ’im vex.
1983		C. Knight We Shall Not Die 6: Cool it, man [...] Wha’ yuh getting vex’ bout?
1996		J. Cameron It Was An Accident 60: Maybe they just mash you up ’cause they get vex man.
2008		A. Wheatle Dirty South 4: Paps was vex at the time, waving his walking stick in my face.
2015		www.reddit.com/r/hiphopheads Grime Terminology Guide 🌐 Vexed - Angry.
2016		A. Wheatle Crongton Knights 243: Festus talked into his phone [...] waving his spare arm like he was proper vex.