"off of" meaning in English

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Preposition

IPA: /ˈɒfəv/ [UK], /ˈɒfə/ [UK, reduced] (note: before a consonant), /ˈɑfəv/ [US]
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  1. (now colloquial) Off; from. Tags: colloquial
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