off-topic
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off-topic
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adjective more off-topic · most off-topic · offtopic · off topic
- Not related to the matter under discussion. When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks.
Opposite: on-topic
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adjective
Opposite: on-topic
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adj not related to the matter being discussed
| Español | fuera de tema |
|---|---|
| Français | hors sujet |
| Deutsch | sachfremd, unsachlich |
| Italiano | fuori tema |
| Русский | не по те́ме ne po téme, оффто́п offtóp |
| Tiếng Việt | lạc đề |
| العربية | خارج الـموضوع |
Talk about this word "off-topic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/off-topic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. off-topic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/off-topic "off-topic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/off-topic.Cite this
@misc{off_topic_2026,
title = {off-topic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/off-topic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
