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

Elon Musk, of course will still be rich, his companies subsisting off of an endless spigot of government cash and circular stock buybacks, no matter how many elections the Democrats manage to win. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026

There was a spot off of La Cienega here called Woo Lae Oak that was a high-end Korean barbecue spot. — Marah Eakin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Scammers can even make money off of people starved for FAN fiction. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026

Dominion Energy's wind turbines located 27 miles off of Virginia Beach in the Atlantic Ocean, July 17, 2023. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 5 Nov. 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