Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chuck off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English

Syllables: chuck- off
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps for unruly behaviour, or because the final destination has been reached.

Informal

verb

To insult or verbally abuse (someone); to tease, sneer at or demean (someone).

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Even when the Circle was whole, I used often to be chucked off its trains at Edgware Road because something had gone wrong. Now - just to make this clear - it is impossible to negotiate the north-west corner of the Circle without being chucked off at Edgware Road."

Usage

Inflected Forms

chucks off (present, singular) chucking off (participle, present) chucked off (participle, past) chucked off (past)

Phrases

chuck out throw off

Frequently Paired Words

chuck out throw off

Questions

What does chuck off mean?: To evict someone, e.g. from a form of transport, perhaps for unruly behaviour, or because the final destination has been reached.

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