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offcome

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From off- + come.

noun off-come

  1. That which comes off or the act or process of coming off; emission. […] to observe as regards exact direction, owing (especially in the instance of pretty bright meteors) to the dense offcome of sparks from the nucleus, or to the phosphorescence it generates as the result of concussion with the air.
  2. The way any thing or business turns out; the way a person comes off from an encounter or enterprise; result; outcome; reception. Such movement is called reflex action, or reflex movement, in distinction from the case of the statue, where there is no change or movement in the subject, which is passive, all expression being an offcome, not an "outcome;" […]
  3. Scotland, UK, dialectal An apology; excuse.
  4. Scotland, UK, dialectal An escape or evasion by subterfuge or pretext; a way of avoiding or getting out of a difficult or uncomfortable situation.
  5. An exhibition of temper.

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@misc{offcome_2026,
  title = {offcome},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/offcome},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}