: not identified with a major brand name
off-brand sneakers

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The occasion was the 25th anniversary of The Wall Group, Brooke Wall’s styling agency, and Delilah — all low lights, curved leather banquettes and old-school supper-club mood — was full of hair stylists, makeup artists and wardrobe pros temporarily off the clock, though hardly off-brand. Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026 There was a single café doling out bitter robusta brews and a small store dealing in pickled chicken feet and cans of off-brand Pringles. Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026 At the time, Novo executives said the problem was that Hims wasn’t stepping back enough from its practice of mass marketing off-brand copies of weight-loss drugs. Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026 These are far from the worst in the genre, but even the good attempts sound like off-brand grocery store cereals. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-brand

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-brand was in 1892

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“Off-brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-brand. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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