off-angle

See also: offangle and off angle

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From off- +‎ angle.

Adjective

off-angle (comparative more off-angle, superlative most off-angle)

  1. Away from a given angle.
    • 1992 August, Allen Greenberg, “Out of this World Beats the Pulp out of a Genre”, in Computer Gaming World, number 97, page 44:
      Creatures seen from a non-threatening side view suddenly appear in a full, D.W. Griffith-style close-up. Imaginative, off-angle views are also used on occasion to depict special sequences.
    • 1993 May, Steve Wartofsky, “Jumping Jets!”, in Computer Games Strategy Plus, number 30, page 74:
      If the Harrier is off-angle in any way, it’s a simple task to power up and go around for another approach (with Jump Jet it’s possible to dump fuel in increments to increase the viability of a hover landing, but too much fuel dumped means no chance for a goaround, careful with that one).
    • 2006 February, Rob Hartmann, “Ten Dollar Pseudoscope”, in Make:, volume 5, page 138:
      To find the good sides, check with a right triangle or push cubes together on a flat surface at different orientations until you find two that sit perfectly flush against each other. Just hope that the two cubes aren't off-angle by perfectly matching amounts.

Noun

off-angle (plural off-angles)

  1. (video games) An unexpected position to attack or defend from, often secondary to a main angle.
    • 2020 April 19, u/SpinCrash, Reddit‎[1], retrieved 4 January 2026:
      A final note that is not in the video: The very nature of off-angles is that they are unexpected, but usually bad angles to hold for one reason or another. If they were incredible angles that offered cover, mobility, vision, etc, then it would likely be a commonly held angle, and thus not an off angle.
    • 2024 March 27, @TyraSnipes_TTV, Twitter‎[2], retrieved 4 January 2026:
      I held this off-angle for the entire hill and it seems like such a troll move holding such a vulnerable position for that long - but as long as other teammates have sightlines from power positions to whoever might push you these off angles can become surprisingly powerful.
    • 2025 September 3, @SorryCantAim, Twitter‎[3], retrieved 4 January 2026:
      Dps take an off-angle challenge: IMPOSSIBLE

Verb

off-angle (third-person singular simple present off-angles, present participle off-angling, simple past and past participle off-angled)

  1. (video games) To take an off-angle.
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