Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long off

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English

Syllables: long off
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.

Slang

noun

a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To "long off something or someone means to avoid it. i.e. "Let's long off that movie and go get something to eat""
"Long off: 'Do you really want to go Bar and Beyond tonight? I'd rather long it off. This peculiar phrases is used instead of 'get rid of.'"

Usage

Inflected Forms

longs off (present, singular) longing off (participle, present) longed off (participle, past) longed off (past) long offs (plural)

Phrases

long on

Frequently Paired Words

long on

Questions

What does long off mean?: To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.

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