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- adjective Alternative form of
off base .
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Examples
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Let me ask you, if he said serving Christians were a material cause of the massacre, would you find that comment/belief to be offbase?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Add Bad Ethics to the Problems of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? 2010
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I just said that your point about the signature being an admission of guilt was way offbase.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ten Rules for Dealing with Police 2010
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I just said that your point about the signature being an admission of guilt was way offbase.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Ten Rules for Dealing with Police 2010
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Let me ask you, if he said serving Christians were a material cause of the massacre, would you find that comment/belief to be offbase?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Add Bad Ethics to the Problems of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”? 2010
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Bush's fake Texas drawl is irritating, but Palin's Alaska/Fargo accent always adds the right comedic touch to whatever incredibly offbase thing she says.
Scott Blakeman: Couric-Palin Interviews More Entertaining Than CBS Primetime Lineup 2009
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Regardless of whether Letterman was offbase or not -- and one could argue his only crime was of joking in poor taste -- he certainly doesn't deserve Malkin's not-so-thinly-veiled pervert and pedophile references.
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There's something quite offbase about this whole post.
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If you really think that the people dislike the new version of the song because they're newer fans of the franchise then you're really offbase.
Transformers 2 Remake of Stan Bush’s “The Touch” | /Film 2009
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Two years after the show's opening, the 2008 "American Idol" finalists tried to sell themselves as a Fab Four with a contrived and offbase media stunt involving their attendance at a Love performance.
Shawn Amos: Roll Up for the Magical Beatles Marketing Tour 2009
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You never dig into the crosstabs when they're available, and you often draw wild and offbase conclusions about what the results of a polls reflect.
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