off of

preposition

: off

Usage of Off of

The of is often criticized as superfluous, but off of is an idiom, and idioms follow their own logic. Use of off of is much more common in speech than in edited writing and is more common in American English than in British English.

Examples of off of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 61-year-old Topeka native is nearly nine months into his hometown job, fresh off of four years of consulting and broadcasting. — Pj Green october 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Proof-of-human technology, which can let a person vouch for the AI agents acting on their behalf, could keep bad bots off of websites without forcing platforms to block all of them. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Off of these is a handbag room, and off of that is a high jewelry room. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton and won the presidency, springboarding off of the excitement that started with the 2006 elections. — Dylan Scott, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for off of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove

Kids Definition

off of

preposition

: off entry 2