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

Then two were the derivative stuff, like Colbert Before Air and Desi Lydic Foxsplains and then the other three were original, they’re not based off of anything else. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Execute the plan and whatever the plan and approach was and try to go off of that. — Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026

How does Kingston Flemings build off of play at Salt Lake City? — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 8 July 2026

The couple set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with the cost of recovery and time off of work for the procedure. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 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