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单词 offie
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Definition of offie in English:

offie

(also offy)
nounPlural offies ˈɒfi
British informal
  • An off-licence.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I wake up, I go back to the offy, get another cargo of drink.
    • Generous host to a fault, Julie even sends Zoe and Nadia to the offie when I mention I'd like red wine which isn't on offer.
    • Then the sun's up, so you head to Brockwell Park, via the open-all-hours offy, to lie under a tree and make the most of the morning sunshine.
    • Can people then go and buy it down the local offie?
    • I get the sense that both he and Shaun would secretly be happier if they were less famous so they could go burgling places and nicking car stereos to buy booze down the offie with.
    • We took slight refuge just behind the stage and bought our beers from the offy (£1-50 rather than £3 if you please).
    • His kits are for brewing gin to 37° proof, or 21 per cent alcohol, about half the strength of the stuff on sale at the offie.
    • In the meantime, they are happy to let customers bring their own bottles - which scores points with the wallet-watchers - but rather than nip to the offy, we settled for coke.
    • He's bee acting strange for a couple of weeks now, like going to the offy, 5mins away, and returning an hour later.
    • As for the 12.5% service charge, that's what you expect in London, go to your local offie if you want cheap booze!
    • Eventually it was chucking out time and Bob suggested we stop off at the offy to stock up for a night cap or five.
    • Apparently the code is printed inside each pack, so there's no point hurrying down to your local offy / bottleshop with a pen and paper.
    • Only the Co-op and the offy were open this time of night.
    • Are you tired of buying wine at your local offie or supermarket?
    • Most of the pubs seemed to be open, but there was no offie to be found.

Origin

1970s: abbreviation.

 
 
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