Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

first off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.71 in modern English

Syllables: first off
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.

Synonyms

first firstly first of all first up all Thesaurus:firstly foremost

Questions

What does first off mean?: Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation.

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