off-topic

[ awf-top-ik, of- ]

adjective

1. not on the main topic; irrelevant to the discussion: : OT

   to delete off-topic comments on a blog.

Word History and Origins

Origin of off-topic¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Harris spent much of her time during the debate goading Trump into angry off-topic responses.

From BBC

And while he will, just as undoubtedly, veer wildly off-topic more often than not, the same cannot be said for the massive waves of ads that his campaign and multiple pro-Trump super PACs will unleash in the final months of the race.

From Salon

The testimony's effectiveness might have also been helped by a subpar performance from Blanche, who tried to pin Trump's former fixer as a man driven by financial profit and petty grudges but instead came across as meandering and off-topic.

From Salon

He essentially said, “I’m not going to take any questions off-topic.”

From Slate

But when asked off-topic questions, the tool sometimes got tripped up and shared false information.

From Seattle Times