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

Located off of California’s Central Coast, Channel Islands National Park spans five islands—Anacapa, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, Santa Barbara, and Santa Cruz. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

The Duskbloods is a cool experiment from a team whose dogged insistence on making games a certain way has thoroughly turned me off of its output. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

That last feature could even help carriers actually make money off of the systems, too. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026

It’s been a long five years since Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car rode a rave of critical support to a Best Picture nomination off of miniscule box-office tallies. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 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