off-duty
adjective
not engaged in the performance of one's usual work.
off-duty
American
[awf-doo-tee, -dyoo-, of-]
/ ˈɔfˈdu ti, -ˈdyu-, ˈɒf- /
adjective
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not engaged in the performance of one's usual work.
an off-duty police officer.
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of, relating to, or during a period when a person is not at work.
off duty
Idioms
Etymology
Origin of off-duty
First recorded in 1850–55
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