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preposition ˈɒfə US informal Off. Example sentencesExamples - No, you can say hi, but keep your grimy hands offa her!
- This is what I get for basing a story offa a dream.
- Looks like he wants to tear my head offa my shoulders.
- Good, I need t’ take yur mind offa school, it ain't good for ya.
- Carrie, I want you to try and hit a ball offa Alex.
Origin Late 19th century (in Scottish use, as affa): representing a regional or informal pronunciation of off of. proper nounˈɒfəˈôfə (d.796), king of Mercia 757–96. He organized the construction of Offa's Dyke.
Rhymes coffer, cougher, offer, proffer, quaffer, scoffer prepositionˈɔfə US informal Off. Example sentencesExamples - Looks like he wants to tear my head offa my shoulders.
- Good, I need t’ take yur mind offa school, it ain't good for ya.
- No, you can say hi, but keep your grimy hands offa her!
- Carrie, I want you to try and hit a ball offa Alex.
- This is what I get for basing a story offa a dream.
Origin Late 19th century (in Scottish use, as affa): representing a regional or informal pronunciation of off of. proper nounˈôfə (died 796), king of Mercia 757–796. He organized the construction of Offa's Dyke, a series of earthworks marking the traditional boundary between England and Wales.
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