offish
Aloof, standoffish.
Adjective informal
- Aloof, standoffish.
- The English, he was perfectly aware, had been held by the American to be offish and haughty, and the American had stiffened itself to show that, since the question was of turning an unconscious back, the game was...
- Called "The Patron Saint of Swag," the self-anointed "most-confirmed bachelor" in Nigeria, he made his fortune in cryptocurrency. Now the offish nouveau riche Q spends his nights wasting his cash. - 2021 October 8,...
Synonyms: remote reserved aloof cool distant frosty hankty hard-to-get offish quiet standoffish strange thorny touch-me-not-ish unapproachable unbending undemonstrative unimpressionable uninvolved
Origin
From off + -ish.
Forms
Derived
Adjective abbreviation, alt of
- Clipping of official.
- Nicole mentioned in her exit interview with Julie that she doesn't know if she and Hayden will make their romance "offish" once Big Brother is over, but she did say they will remain friends. I can certainly work with...
- What a ride it's been, people. Kylie Jenner and Tyga reportedly ended their relationship today more than a year after rumors of their coupling first began. The two denied the rumors for months, though their names kept...
- Women on Reddit are sharing after how many dates/amount of time seeing each other they made it offish. - 2020 June 16, Paisley Gilmour, “When should you make a new relationship official? Women are sharing how many dates...