long off

verb

To avoid, to sack off, to kick into the long grass.

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Meanings

verblong off (third-person singular simple present longs off, present participle longing off, simple past and past participle longed off)

present singular third person longs off · participle present longing off · participle past longed off · past longed off

  1. Multicultural London EnglishslangTo 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
    1 more example

    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
nounlong off (countable and uncountable, plural long offs)

plural long offs

  1. countableuncountableball gamesa fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
avoid

Translations

Māori ātea mamao
  • ātea mamaoA fielding position in cricket
Cite this entry
APA

long off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20off

MLA

“long off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20off. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long off,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long%20off.

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