Meanings
nounsign-off (countable and uncountable, plural sign-offs)
plural sign-offs
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of signoff.
As a sign-off, they played the video for 1979 new wave classic, a symbolic choice at it was also the first video that MTV ever aired when it launched in the US in 1981.
2026 January 1, Max Pilley, “MTV shuts down final music-only channels with ‘Video Killed The Radio Star’”, in NME, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Deverbal from sign off.
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APA
sign-off. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sign-off
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“sign-off.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sign-off. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sign-off,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sign-off.
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