verb
off
To kill someone, informally.
The detective suspects someone plans to off the witness.
Etymology
Off ordinarily marks removal or departure. The slang verb uses that removal as a blunt euphemism for eliminating people by killing them.
More examples
- The villain threatens to off his partner.
- The gangster was offed in the film.
- She overhears a plot to off the informant.
Forms
off · offs · offed · offing
Similar words
- kill
- The neutral verb; off is informal slang.