off-topic

See also: offtopic and off topic

English

Etymology

    From off- + topic.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    off-topic (comparative more off-topic, superlative most off-topic)

    1. Not related to the matter under discussion.
      • 1992, Dial in, page 9:
        When someone asks an off-topic question […] they are usually quickly told to knock it off. You can't ask a question about modems in an echo devoted to local-area networks.

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    Descendants

    • → Russian: оффто́п (offtóp)

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