The expression 'Fed up'

[EcclesCake]

I'm curious how this expression came about as to me to be fed up should imply you are satisfied, yet it means quite the opposite. Any ideas?

[Zacs-Master]

Unless you were 'fed up' (i.e. 'full') of problems.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/fed-up.html

[plautus]

Oversatisfied - fed up to the back teeth, implying more than is comfortable.

[EcclesCake]

Mmm yes of course, I think its the fact that it has lost the '....to the back teeth' bit, which does imply discomfort and affects its meaning......to my idle mind anyway!

[chelle7272]

Both of these suggest it cane from falconry, when a bird is fed up it no longer wants to do anything.

http://listverse.com/2012/06/09/10-words-of-phrases-derived-from-falconry/
http://www.joe-ks.com/phrases/phrasesT.htm

[boxtops]

I agree with eccles though, the meaning of "cheesed off" isn't quite conveyed by some definitions.

[Tilly2]

In Stoke we use the expression 'browned off'. I don't know where that originated from but we all use it when we mean 'fed up'.

[boxtops]

I've used that too, tilly.

[tonyav]

That is also quite a common saying in my neck of the woods, Tilly.

[jno]

fed up = had enough of. Fed up with all this rain: I've seen enough rain, thanks. It implies too much rather than not enough.

[plautus]

"Browning off" is the culmination of certain culinary practices. Once a joint of meat &c has been "browned off" any further treatment is not only unnecessary but could also be deleterious.

[boxtops]

..and it has to be fed up WITH - you can't be fed up OF something.

[mojay]

Browned off is used frequently in the West Country too