What does go-off mean?
Go-off means start; beginning; commencement.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
start; beginning; commencement.
At last, he emerged with his hat very much dented and crushed down over his eyes, and began creaking and limping about the room, as if, not being much accustomed to boots, his pair of damp, wrinkled cowhide ones— probably not made to order either—rather pinched and tormented him at the first go off of a bitter cold morning.
Corley at the first go-off was inclined to suspect it was something to do with Stephen being fired out of his digs for bringing in a bloody tart off the street.
Use go-off when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Go-off means start; beginning; commencement.
Common synonyms include get-go, the get-go.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At last, he emerged with his hat very much dented and crushed down over his eyes, and began creaking and limping about the room, as if, not being much accustomed to boots, his pair of damp, wrinkled cowhide ones— probably not made to order either—rather pinched and tormented him at the first go off of a bitter cold morning.
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