offscreen

[awf-skreen, of-]

adjective

occurring, existing, or done away from the motion-picture or television screen: an offscreen voice.
in real life rather than on the motion-picture or television screen: the newscaster's offscreen personality.

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adverb

apart or away from motion-picture or television performances; in actual life: Offscreen he's a racing-car enthusiast.

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Origin of offscreen

First recorded in 1930–35; off + screen

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for offscreen

Contemporary Examples of offscreen

Offscreen, he is the Nascar set's totemic badass, the God-fearing patriot who walks the walk.
Chuck Norris Turns 70
Sean Macaulay
December 6, 2009

Historical Examples of offscreen

He scowled at the offscreen miscreant who had mistakenly summoned him.
The Impossible Voyage Home
Floyd L. Wallace
Al, the pilot, was actually interviewed by an offscreen voice!
Operation: Outer Space
William Fitzgerald Jenkins