Definition of off-brand in English:
off-brand
adjective
mainly North American1Of an unknown, unpopular, or inferior brand of retail product.
‘off-brand sneakers’- ‘there was some flour left, but only the off-brand kind’
- ‘The ‘off-brands’ as you call them may be very good clubs.’
- ‘If you're considering off-brands, consider the potential cost of damaging your print head.’
- ‘Well here is this off-brand, I've tried them myself, better then most and the cheapest I got.’
- ‘The whole thing was an off-brand, available at some local computer shops and at a big discount through mail-order.’
- ‘As for the denim jacket, I passed by the £70 Levi's jacket in favour of a £25 off-brand.’
- 1.1Not in keeping with someone’s personality or usual behavior.
- ‘it was a politically damaging episode that was off-brand for the candidate’
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noun
mainly North AmericanAn unknown, unpopular, or inferior brand of retail product.
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