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

Benfica held up the kick-off of the second leg by 15 minutes so that the legendary Eusebio could be presented with the 1965 European Player of the Year award. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

After the blow, Arellano appears to get on top of Hackett, who is still struggling and appears to be trying to twist off of her stomach, the video shows. — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026

Judge, then 24, followed with an even more impressive blast, crushing an Andriese changeup 457 feet to straight-away center field and off of the batter’s eye. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Leonardo DiCaprio could throw any of us off of our game — as EJAE can testify. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 13 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