offside
(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
Seen in the wild
❌⚽ VAR: Goal Disallowed 45' — Goal Disallowed - offside Al Ahly 2–0 Enppi Premier League
Nothing to do with his contract status, he’s just still deliberating over whether to challenge for offside from a game in March
Nobody knows what a foul is, nobody knows what handball is and nobody knows what offside is. The game’s in great shape.
Offside Panic: How One Defensive Brain Freeze Became a Constitutional Crisis Parliament is literally drafting laws because a Manchester City defender forgot how to play football. This is peak Britain.
The Canadian Premier League is one month into its season-long pilot of Arsène Wenger's "daylight offside rule," which, if successful, could reshape the way soccer is played everywhere. For @us.theguardian.com, I foun…
Definitions
(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.
[Verse 2:Kano]:On-sight, thought he was onside, innit. Saw them guys, no shots fired innit. If you ain't real then don't ride, innit. That postcode, that's offside, innit.
Comments
(by extension, slang) Out of bounds.
an offside diner
“❌⚽ VAR: Goal Disallowed 45' — Goal Disallowed - offside Al Ahly 2–0 Enppi Premier League”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nothing to do with his contract status, he’s just still deliberating over whether to challenge for offside from a game in March”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nobody knows what a foul is, nobody knows what handball is and nobody knows what offside is. The game’s in great shape.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Offside Panic: How One Defensive Brain Freeze Became a Constitutional Crisis Parliament is literally drafting laws because a Manchester City defender forgot how to play football. This is peak Britain.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The Canadian Premier League is one month into its season-long pilot of Arsène Wenger's "daylight offside rule," which, if successful, could reshape the way soccer is played everywhere. For @us.theguardian.com, I found out how it's going: www.theguardian.com/football/202...”
— Bluesky· May 2026
Comments
(US) To the side of the road, past the curb and sidewalk.
[Verse 2:Kano]:On-sight, thought he was onside, innit. Saw them guys, no shots fired innit. If you ain't real then don't ride, innit. That postcode, that's offside, innit.
Comments
Used in
Have a better definition?
Add your own interpretation of "offside".
🇬🇧About British & Irish slang slang
UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
See all British & Irish slang slang on Slangora.
Tags
Other words near "offside" (O)
Browse all slang words starting with O.
Related terms
People also read
Semantically related
- long off68%
(cricket) a fielding position on the off side, about 70° forward of square, designed to prevent runs from drives or to catch lofted drives.
- ball off65%
(slang, dated) To depart, especially quickly; to hurry away; to leave at a particular speed.
- interference65%
(sports) The illegal obstruction of an opponent in some ball games.