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11off — 1 adverb, adjective (not before noun) 1 away or from where something is: Travis got into his car and drove off. | Suddenly they turned off and parked in a side road. | be off (=to leave): We re off now. Thanks for the meal! | be off to (=to go to …
12smoking — 1. noun The inhalation of tobacco, or use substances. Smoking is permitted. 2. adjective a) Giving off smoke. That woman is smoking hot b) Sexually attractive, usuall …
13Off-color humor — The term off color humor (also known as vulgar humor or crude humor) is an Americanism used to describe jokes, prose, poems, black comedy, blue comedy, insult comedy, cringe comedy and skits that deal with topics that are considered to be in poor …
14off-mike — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: off (II) + mike : recorded or transmitted at less than normal volume : distant from or turned away from the microphone background of off mike voices * * * /awf muyk , of /, adj. located at a distance from or not… …
15Smoking — Smoke Smoke, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smoked}; p. pr. & vb n. {Smoking}.] [AS. smocian; akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen, Dan. sm[ o]ge. See {Smoke}, n.] 1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.… …
16off-colour — 1. vulgar or offensive The colour is not necessarily blue2: I don t want any of your off colour stuff from the Drones smoking room. (Wodehouse, 1934) 2. ill It may describe a temporary affliction, which may make the victim paler… …
17Smoking Moses — Shishaldin Volcano on South Umiak Island off southwestern Alaska …
18lay off — verb 1. put an end to a state or an activity (Freq. 3) Quit teasing your little brother • Syn: ↑discontinue, ↑stop, ↑cease, ↑give up, ↑quit • Ant: ↑ …
19lay off — verb Date: 1748 transitive verb 1. to mark or measure off 2. to cease to employ (a worker) often temporarily 3. of a bookie to place all or part of (an accepted bet) with another bookie to reduce the risk 4. a. to leave undisturbed b. avoid, quit …
20lay off — 1) (smb) get rid of workers when business is bad Six hundred workers at the automobile factory were recently laid off. 2) stop bothering, leave alone The players were told by the coach to lay off teasing the new player so that he could relax… …
