offside

[ awf-sahyd, of- ]

adjective

1. Sports. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or in advance of the ball or puck at the beginning of or during play or a play:

   The touchdown was nullified because the offensive left tackle was offside.

2. with or in doubtful propriety or taste; risqué:

   an offside joke.

offside

/ ˈɒfˈsaɪd /

adjective

1. sport (in football, hockey, etc) in a position illegally ahead of the ball or puck when it is played, usually when within one's opponents' half or the attacking zone

noun

1. the offside
   1. the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
   2. ( as modifier )

      the offside passenger door

Word History and Origins

Origin of offside¹

First recorded in 1840–50; off + side ¹

Example Sentences

Jordan Henderson had an stoppage-time winner ruled out for offside.

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O'Neil was clutching at straws to compare it to the goal Max Kilman had ruled out against West Ham last season because, unlike Bernardo Silva for City, in that incident Tawanda Chirewa was offside and directly in the goalkeeper’s way.

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John Stones' injury-time header was eventually awarded following a pitchside review by referee Chris Kavanagh after it had initially been disallowed for offside, with Bernardo Silva standing in front of goalkeeper Jose Sa.

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The offside law states: "The attacking player is penalised for preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the goalkeeper's line of vision."

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"Stones' goal was disallowed on-field due to Bernardo Silva being in an offside position and in the goalkeeper's line of vision," the Premier League's match centre posted on X, formerly Twitter.

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Related Words

• erroneous
• inaccurate
• mistaken
• sadly mistaken
• wrong