off-topic

adj

off-topic

adj

Etymology From off- + topic.

1

Not related to the matter under discussion.

  • 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.1992, Dial in, page 9:
Antonyms
on-topic

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