-off — English Dictionary

Suffix

1. A competition [of the activity denoted by the word it combines with], especially a final, tiebreaker, or repechage within a broader tournament.

   Usage

   • morpheme

   Related words

   -out

   Examples

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   We must imagine this as a set of instructions: go forth and buy tickets, so we can keep making our bonkers explosion-offs for you in the future. When asked if he had enjoyed the film, he said: “I loved it” – twice. He wore a mask.

   Gary, trying: “Let’s just have a black-off, let’s just do that now / Let’s just have a black-off, Yvette lemme show you how…”