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off-the-record

off-the-record adjective: unofficial.

Adjective

off-the-record (not comparable)

  1. Unofficial.
    • Despite knowing that getting rid of Koeman was going to necessitate putting his hand very deep into what are currently very shallow pockets, Laporta changed tack a couple of weeks ago by summoning journalists for an off-the-record briefing about what was going to happen with the coach.2021 September 22, Guillem Balagué, “Barcelona: The toxic battle ripping apart a European giant”, in BBC Sport
  2. Secret; clandestine.

Adverb

off-the-record (not comparable)

  1. Unofficially.
  2. Secretly, in secret, clandestinely.

Questions about off-the-record

What does off-the-record mean?
Off-the-record means unofficial.
What part of speech is off-the-record?
Off-the-record can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near off-the-record in the dictionary

  1. off-the-grid
  2. off-the-gridder
  3. off-the-gridders
  4. off-the-peg
  5. off-the-rack
  6. off-the-record
  7. off-the-shelf
  8. off-the-shoulder
  9. off-the-wall
  10. off-time
  11. off-times

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