fuorigioco

offside

noun fwoh-ree-JYO-koh Rare

Origin: Compound of fuori (outside) + gioco (play/game).

Usage Note

Fuorigioco is the Italian football (soccer) term for 'offside'. It is invariable in form — the plural is also fuorigioco — and always masculine: il fuorigioco, i fuorigioco. The expression essere in fuorigioco means 'to be offside' and is used figuratively to mean 'to be out of the loop or caught off-guard'.

Examples

"Il gol è stato annullato per fuorigioco."

Natural Translation

The goal was disallowed for offside.

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