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come off it en · INTJ

Etymology

Originally a British shortening of "come off the grass!", an older (originally American) phrase. Come off the grass!, which is roughly indicative of the speaker's disbelief, or that the speaker believes that the one being spoken to needs to face reality, is ultimately a play on the oft-seen phrase on signs in places such as public parks: "keep off the grass".

Meanings

1. An expression of disbelief.
   • A feminist? Oh come off it! Why is Netflix idolising a porn star infamous for scenes of violence to women? [title] 2024 March 6, Philip Oltermann, “A feminist? Oh come off it! Why is Netflix idolising a porn star infamous for scenes of violence to women?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
   • My palace spies have informed my that a certain tacky queen going by the pseudonym "Joey Ganimeed" has been presuming to offer you the 'facts of life' about gay existence (GCN, August 11, 1984). The next time you see him, tell him from me "Come off it, Mary." 1984 August 18, Gary Ralph, “Meow, Meow”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 5:
   • Come off it, mate! You can't be serious.

Synonyms

come on · horsefeathers · pull the other one

Translations (9)

cs nekecej (expression of disbelief) · pt fala sério (expression of disbelief) · es venga (expression of disbelief) · it ma dai (expression of disbelief) · fi älä huijaa (expression of disbelief) · it per piacere (expression of disbelief) · cmn 去你的 (expression of disbelief) · es qué va (expression of disbelief) · cs nech toho (expression of disbelief)

come off it en · VERB

Etymology

Originally a British shortening of "come off the grass!", an older (originally American) phrase. Come off the grass!, which is roughly indicative of the speaker's disbelief, or that the speaker believes that the one being spoken to needs to face reality, is ultimately a play on the oft-seen phrase on signs in places such as public parks: "keep off the grass".

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive) To stop doing something or stop talking about something.
   • Oh, come off it with the endless questioning.
   • What, you’re too good for us? Come off it, sister! 2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Rogueport:
   • He has to come off it about his Harry Potter fanfic.

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