"offy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-offy.ogg [Australia] Forms: offies [plural], offie [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɒfi Etymology: Etymology tree English off Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English offy From off (“first element of noun”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|off<t:first element of noun>|-y<id:diminutive><t:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English off Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English offy [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "gloss" : "diminutive suffix", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "offy", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="offy"> From off (“first element of noun”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”)., {{ety|en|:af|off<t:first element of noun>|-y<id:diminutive><t:diminutive suffix>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Germanic *ab Proto-West Germanic *ab Old English æf Old English of Middle English of English off Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English offy From off (“first element of noun”) + -y (“diminutive suffix”). Head templates: {{en-noun}} offy (plural offies)
  1. (Ireland, UK, slang) An off-licence. Tags: Ireland, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-offy-en-noun-J6WDHEkv Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 37 36 27
  2. (Australia, cricket, slang) An off break. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-offy-en-noun-cNdYF0~y Categories (other): Australian English, Cricket, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 33 51 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 33 51 16 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 33 52 15 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 58 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 26 58 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 64 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 62 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 56 18 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 26 59 16 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (Australia, cricket, slang) An off spinner. Tags: Australia, slang
    Sense id: en-offy-en-noun-c8r5kJHK Categories (other): Australian English, Cricket, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 37 36 27 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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