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View synonyms for on-again, off-again
on-again, off-again
or on-a·gain-off-a·gain
[ on-uh-gen awf-uh-gen, of-, awn- ]
adjective
- being in force or inoperative by turns, especially spasmodically and unpredictably:
an on-again, off-again romance.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of on-again, off-again1
First recorded in 1945–50
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Idioms and Phrases
see off and on , def. 2.Advertisement
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