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off·side Listen to audio/ˈɑ:fˈsaɪd/ adjective
1 sports : in a position in a game (such as football or hockey) on the opponent's part of the field where you are not allowed to be : not onside
The play was stopped because the center was offside.
2 Brit : on the right side : right-hand
the car's offside mirror/headlightcompare nearside
the offside
Brit : the right-hand side
The car was damaged on the offside.
— offside adverb

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