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offy

Rhymes with -ɒfi

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From off (“first element of noun”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”).

noun offies · offie

  1. Ireland, UK, slang An off-licence.
  2. Australia, slang An off break.
  3. Australia, slang An off spinner.

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"offy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/offy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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offy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/offy

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"offy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/offy.

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@misc{offy_2026,
  title = {offy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/offy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}