skip off
verb
skipped off; skipping off; skips off
British, informal
: to leave a place quickly in a secret and improper way
They skipped off before the check arrived.
She skipped off with all the money.
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Sabbi ran onto a loose ball just outside the 6-yard box and his first-touch shot skipped off the bottom of the crossbar to open the scoring in the 13th minute.
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Jack Healy had tied the game with 47 seconds left in regulation, firing a heavy shot from the neutral zone that skipped off a Rockets defender’s leg into the top corner beyond goalie JT Coyne’s reach.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Bosa pushed Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas into Darnold in the pocket, the ball came loose, Bosa pounced on it, and a few minutes later, Purdy skipped off into the visitors’ tunnel with his first win as a $265 million quarterback.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pugs fesses up about Slurp and skips off for his punishment.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The next batter, third baseman Caleb Durbin, hit a single to left that skipped off the glove of left fielder Austin Hays.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
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ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026
Jack Healy had tied the game with 47 seconds left in regulation, firing a heavy shot from the neutral zone that skipped off a Rockets defender’s leg into the top corner beyond goalie JT Coyne’s reach.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
Bosa pushed Seahawks right tackle Abraham Lucas into Darnold in the pocket, the ball came loose, Bosa pounced on it, and a few minutes later, Purdy skipped off into the visitors’ tunnel with his first win as a $265 million quarterback.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2025
Pugs fesses up about Slurp and skips off for his punishment.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The next batter, third baseman Caleb Durbin, hit a single to left that skipped off the glove of left fielder Austin Hays.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Skip off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skip%20off. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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