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in-off

Adverb

(not comparable)

  1. (snooker, pool) Of the cue ball: (going) into a pocket, after cannoning another ball.
Noun

(plural in-offs)

  1. (snooker, pool) When the cue ball accidentally goes into a pocket after striking the object ball.
    He looked set to win the frame, until the in-off from the yellow.
Origin

From a reconstitution of (go) in + off (preposition), as used in phrases such as, "The white has gone in off the black."

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