long off
noun1
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives
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- long on
long off
verb1
Multicultural London English, Slang To 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:
- 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: