offside
/ɒfˈsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Unfavourably located, from the point of view of the player taking a finesse.
noun
An offside play.
noun
The side of a road vehicle furthest from the kerb: the right side if one drives on the left of the road.
Australian usage; British usage
noun
The right-hand side of a working animal such as a horse or bullock, especially when in harness.
Example Sentences
- "[Verse 2:Kano]:On-sight, thought he was onside, innit. Saw them guys, no shots fired innit. If you ain't real then don't ride, innit. That postcode, that's offside, innit."
- "an offside diner"
- "My offside wing mirror got snapped off."
- "They put a stock of candle-ends into the lantern, hung the latter to the off-side of the load, and directed the horse onward, walking at his shoulder at first during the uphill parts of the way, in order not to overload an animal of so little vigour."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: off-
Usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Australian usage
- British usage