first off in English

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        "(sequence, idiomatic) Firstly; before anything else. Often used to introduce the first in a list of points to be made in conversation."
      ],
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        "sequence"
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      "word": "first"
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      "word": "first of all"
    },
    {
      "word": "first up"
    },
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      "word": "all Thesaurus:firstly"
    }
  ],
  "word": "first off"
}

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"first off" meaning in English

Adverb