off–off–Broadway

noun, often capitalized both Os

Definition of OFF-OFF-BROADWAY

: an avant-garde theatrical movement in New York

— off–off–Broadway adjective or adverb often capitalized both Os

from its relation to off Broadway being analogous to the relation of off Broadway to Broadway

First Known Use: 1965

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