long off
long off verb: to avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.
Verb
long off (third-person singular simple present longs off, present participle longing off, simple past and past participle longed off)
- To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.
- To "long off something or someone means to avoid it. i.e. "Let's long off that movie and go get something to eat"[2016, contributor, “A Completely Unserious Guide to British Street Slang”, in highsnobiety.com
- Long off: 'Do you really want to go Bar and Beyond tonight? I'd rather long it off. This peculiar phrases is used instead of 'get rid of.'[2022 October 2, Kyia Small, “Lesser-known Essex phrases that sound made up to outsiders”, in EssexLive.news
Noun
long off (countable and uncountable, plural long offs)
Forms of long off
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | longs off |
| present participle | longing off |
| past participle | longed off |
| past | longed off |
| Noun | |
| plural | long offs |
Questions about long off
- What does long off mean?
- Long off means to avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.
- What part of speech is long off?
- Long off can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of long off?
- The past tense of long off is longed off.
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