offside

adverb or adjective

off·​side ˈȯf-ˈsīd 

: illegally in advance of the ball or puck

Examples of offside in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But his shot was stopped, and shortly after he was ruled offside, anyway. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

After his initial score was flagged offside, Balogun broke through cleanly in the 45th minute for his third goal in as many matches. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 July 2026

In front of a predominantly Brazilian crowd and with the haze of a pre-match pyrotechnic display still dissipating, Norway seemed to leap out to a lead in the first few minutes with a goal by Patrick Berg, but it was quickly ruled offside. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Ronaldo had also seemed to get that first knockout goal just minutes earlier, but he was called offside. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing offside

• the offside

Rhymes for offside

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

offside

adverb or adjective

off·​side ˈȯf-ˈsīd 

: illegally in advance of the ball or puck