off-licence
(UK, Ireland) A shop selling alcohol for consumption only off the premises.
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(UK, Ireland) A shop selling alcohol for consumption only off the premises.
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(Ireland, British) The sale of alcoholic drinks for consumption off the premises.
- beer-off78%
A British regional term, particularly used in parts of Northern England, for an off-licence — a shop licensed to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises (i.e., to take home rather than drink in a pub). Beer-offs were neighbourhood staples before supermarkets dominated alcohol retail, often attached to pubs or operating as standalone shops where you could grab a carry-out. The term is nostalgic but still recognised in areas where it was common.
- offy76%
A British and Irish informal term for an off-licence -- a shop licensed to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises (as opposed to a bar or pub). The British/Irish sense is the most broadly known. In Australian cricket slang, 'offy' separately refers to an off-break bowler or delivery. The word is an excellent example of a short informal form that carries entirely different meanings in different contexts.
- liquor store73%
(US, Canada) A shop that sells liquor, usually principally hard liquor, to be consumed off the premises.