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off-duty
[ awf-doo-tee, -dyoo-, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈdu ti, -ˈdyu-, ˈɒf- /
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adjective
not engaged in the performance of one's usual work: an off-duty police officer.
of, relating to, or during a period when a person is not at work.
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Origin of off-duty
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby off-duty
off-centre, off chance, off-color, off colour, offcut, off-duty, Offenbach, offence, offend, offended, offender
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Other Idioms and Phrases with off-duty
off duty
see under on duty.
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