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offing(dictionary)
offing(dictionary)
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Jack Benny - Poker (gambling) and offing (oh)


Jack Benny - Poker (gambling)


In hold ' em, a 3 and a 9 as the down cards, from Benny' s running gag about his age.

offing (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: offing 'part of the deep sea that you can see from the shore' (17-20 centuries), from off]
be in the offing
to be likely to happen soon
::Big changes were in the offing.