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to go offski

to go offski

9.9
To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else
  • phrasal verb
  • Slang
: irse
  • He noticed the time and decided it was best to go offski before traffic got worse.

Examples

  • He decided to go offski for the weekend.

  • Are you ready to go offski now?

  • As soon as the last bell rang, the students went offski without a second thought.

  • I'm tired, so I think I'll go offski home now.

  • As soon as the last bell rang, the students went offski without a second thought.

  • He noticed the time and decided it was best to go offski before traffic got worse.

  • I'm tired, so I think I'll go offski home now.

Synonyms

to leave
vsto go offski
∞ 1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

is more slangy and often implies eagerness and abruptness in leaving
to get out
vsto go offski
∞ 1.0

Leave a place or situation

is more informal and often adds eagerness or abruptness to departure
to get out of here
vsto go offski
  • Informal
∞ 3.0

Leave a place quickly or suddenly

is used more playfully or eagerly to describe abrupt leaving
to go away
vsto go offski
926 1.0

To leave a place or person and go somewhere else

is a more casual slang term that emphasises abrupt eager departure
to walk away
vsto go offski
876 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

is typically more eager and abrupt rather than calm deliberate separation
to walk out
vsto go offski
  • Informal
805 3.4

Leave a place suddenly because you are angry or protesting

is a casual phrase that focuses on eager leaving without protest
outta here
vsto go offski
  • Informal
570 9.9

To leave a place quickly, often suddenly

is the speaker's informal way to show eager or abrupt leaving
to take off
vsto go offski
549 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

is more informal and stresses eagerness in quick departures
to run out
vsto go offski
361 2.0

Leave a place suddenly, often to avoid someone or something

is a casual term that stresses eagerness more than mere haste
to run off
vsto go offski
  • Informal
353 3.7

To leave a place or person suddenly, often without saying goodbye

is more informal and commonly signals eager abrupt departure
to walk out of
vsto go offski
  • Informal
288 3.1

To leave a meeting or event suddenly to show you disagree

is a casual eager term used in many sudden departure situations
to depart
vsto go offski
170 1.3

To leave a place to start a journey

is more informal and emphasises eager abruptness rather than planned travel
to walk off
vsto go offski
  • Informal
106 3.5

To leave a place suddenly to show you are angry or upset

is more colloquial and often expresses eagerness rather than just annoyance
to blow
vsto go offski
  • Informal
59 8.4

To leave a place quickly or suddenly

is a casual term that often adds eagerness to that departure
to up and leave
vsto go offski
  • Informal
42 6.3

Go away suddenly without warning or explanation

is more slangy and often carries a sense of eager abruptness
to take a hike
vsto go offski
  • Informal
36 8.1

Tell someone to leave in a rude way

is a casual eager way to express abrupt departure rather than insult
to rush off
vsto go offski
24 3.8

Leave suddenly because you are in a hurry

is more colloquial and often shows eagerness beyond simple haste
to got to run
vsto go offski
  • Informal
19 3.5

Have to leave immediately or very soon

is more informal and commonly adds eagerness to sudden departures
to shove off
vsto go offski
  • Informal
17 7.7

Leave a place quickly, often in a rude way

is a slangy eager form emphasising sudden departure without ceremony
to push off
vsto go offski
  • Informal
17 6.8

Leave a place or start a journey

is more informal and usually conveys greater eagerness or abruptness
to bolt out
vsto go offski
  • Informal
7 4.9

Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared

is a slangy expression that adds eagerness to sudden leaving
to vamoose
vsto go offski
  • Informal
7 8.8

To leave quickly to avoid trouble or questions

is more informal and often shows greater eagerness
to bolt from
vsto go offski
  • Informal
7 5.8

To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly

is commonly used informally to show eager abrupt motion away
to pop off
vsto go offski
  • UK
6 7.9

To leave a place quickly, often without saying goodbye

is more informal and may express eagerness when leaving
to rush away
vsto go offski
4 2.5

Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry

is a more informal, eager term for abrupt departures
to fly the coop
vsto go offski
  • Informal
4 7.9

To leave a place suddenly without permission

is a more casual phrase stressing eager escape rather than planned travel
to pop out
vsto go offski
  • Informal
3 3.2

To leave a place for a short time to do something

is used for full departure rather than brief short absences
to blow this popsicle stand
vsto go offski
  • Informal
2 9.9

To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there

is more playful and eager than this phrase used for abrupt exits
to duck off
vsto go offski
  • Offensive
1 9.9

To leave quickly and quietly or tell someone rudely to go away

is more openly eager and informal rather than quietly slipping away
to skidoo
vsto go offski
  • Archaic
1 9.1

To leave quickly to avoid trouble or attention

is even more slangy and implies eager quick departure
off like a dirty shirt
vsto go offski
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Leave a place very quickly

is a slangy, eager form used for quick abrupt departures
to make a bolt
vsto go offski
1 6.8

To run away quickly, usually because you are afraid

is a more informal eager way to describe abrupt escaping
skiddoo
vsto go offski
  • Archaic
9.9

A sudden leaving to escape trouble

is a casual phrase that emphasizes eagerness in sudden exits
to take your hook
vsto go offski
  • Archaic
9.9

Leave a place quickly because you are not welcome

is an informal eager term for leaving rather than a formal request
to cut his stick
vsto go offski
  • UK
9.9

To leave a place quickly, often to avoid trouble

is a slangy eager expression used for quick abrupt departures

Antonyms

to linger
215 3.7

To stay in a place longer than expected because you do not want to leave

to stay put
  • Informal
126 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

How Quickly

to rush off
24 3.8
to go offski
  • Slang
9.9
to leave
∞ 1.0
to linger
215 3.7
to dawdle
17 5.0

Surface Forms

go offski infinitive
went offski past
gone offski past participle
going offski present participle
go offskis third person singular

Morphology

go + offski

The expression appears to be a playful nonce built on 'go' + a variation of 'off' (with a humorous '-ski' suffix), so its meaning 'to leave/depart' is inferable from the notion of 'go off'. However, 'offski' is non-standard and not dictionary-listed; the added suffix and informal coinage reduce predictability for a B1 learner, so comprehension is partial rather than fully transparent.

Etymology

Go offski likely comes from adding the playful ending -ski to go off, making a funny picture of someone sliding away on skis. That's why it now means 'to leave quickly'.