offside

adverb or adjective

off·​side ˈȯf-ˈsīd How to pronounce offside (audio)
: illegally in advance of the ball or puck

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Then, for good measure, the Panthers jumped offside on the New Orleans game-winning field-goal try, too, meaning the Saints would have had a second chance had kicker Charlie Smyth missed it. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Dec. 2025 But after a coach’s challenge by the Stars, Sharks forward Philipp Kurashev was ruled to have been offside 24 seconds before the goal. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025 The defense was called offside — the dumbest penalty in football at any level — four times. John Shipley, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2025 Russo looked offside for what was, officially, Arsenal’s equaliser. Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for offside

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First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of offside was in 1864

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“Offside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offside. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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offside

adverb or adjective
off·​side ˈȯf-ˈsīd How to pronounce offside (audio)
: illegally in advance of the ball or puck

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