Adverb
(not comparable)
- (snooker, pool) Of the cue ball: (going) into a pocket, after cannoning another ball.
Noun
(plural in-offs)
- (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."
