Offal

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɒflÌ©/
• Rhymes: -É’fÉ™l
• US IPA: /ˈɔflÌ©/
• US IPA: /ˈɑflÌ©/
• Rhymes: -ɔːfÉ™l
• Homophones: awful

Origin

From Middle English offal ("offal, refuse, scrap waste"), possibly from Old Norse affall ("offal"), or from Middle English - + fall, equivalent to - + fall. Cognate with Danish affald ("waste, refuse"), Swedish avfall ("waste, refuse"), Dutch afval ("waste, refuse"), German Abfall ("waste, refuse"), Old English offeallan ("to cut off"). More at off, fall.

Full definition of offal

Noun

1. The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
2. The internal organs of an animal other than a bird, these organs being used as food.
3. A dead body.
4. Carrion.
5. That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.

Derived terms

• offalist