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off of
preposition
Definition of OFF OF
: off
See off of defined for kids Usage Discussion of OFF OF
The of is often criticized as superfluous, a comment that is irrelevant because off of is an idiom. It is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British.
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First Known Use of OFF OF
1567
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