off of
/ˈɑfəv/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.92 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep
Off; from, off from.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "The story is based off of historical accounts."
- "Card. What, art thou lame? Simpc. I, God Almightie helpe me. Suff. How cam'st thou so? Simpc. A fall off of a Tree."
- "Do, my dearest child, get me off of this difficulty, and I can have no other […]."
- "The coach bounced up and down in such a terrific way that it jolted the buttons all off of Horace’s coat, […]"
- ""The green curtains that hung there for years and years... have been taken down and the blood-red cardinal velvet curtains have been hung up, and they have taken the green top off of the President's desk and put a red one on that...""
- "You're just too good to be true / I Can't take my eyes off of you."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɑfəv/
- British English: /ˈɒfəv/