tipoff

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A form of tip-off — An obvious clue or indication.

UncommonScrabble 14

Meanings

nountipoff (plural tipoffs)

plural tipoffs

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of tip-off.

    Around 8:30 p.m., a young man went to the front of the dining room and knelt to propose marriage to a server. The awkward, staged moment was a tipoff for many guests.

    2023 September 25, Becky Hughes, “New York’s Hottest Steakhouse Was a Fake, Until Saturday Night”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2023
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APA

tipoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipoff

MLA

“tipoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipoff. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tipoff,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tipoff.

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