offs
USAWFS/ɔfs/UKOFS/ɒfs/
- 1Third-person singular present of off.
The assassin in this thriller offs his targets without leaving a trace.
Every season the writers decide which character the killer offs next.
Note
A particle doing a verb's work: off, the everyday adverb of switching off and walking off, also serves as a transitive verb, and this -s form carries both of its meanings. In slang it means to kill (the gang offs anyone who talks). In Nigeria, the Philippines and Singapore it means to switch off (she offs the lights before bed). Either way, it needs a direct object.
She always offs the fan before she leaves the room.
He offs the television as soon as the news ends.
offs is a form of off
off, verb: To kill someone. Full entry
- Spelling
- off → offs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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