Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

off duty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: of-f -du-ty
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Not engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.

Example Sentences

"The policeman was off duty but had his gun."
"I won't be going off duty until about six."
"Officially I think you're crazy. Unofficially I'm off duty."

Inflected Forms

off-duty (alternative)

Antonyms

on duty

Questions

What does off duty mean?: Not engaged in an assigned task, duty, or occupation.

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