Off-Offn.
/ˈɒfɒf/, U.S. /ˈɔfˈɔf/, /ˈɑfˈɑf/ U.S. colloquial.
= off-off-Broadway n.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > other types of theatre > collectively
broadway1881
west end1882
small1886
off-Broadway1953
off-off-Broadway1957
off-off-off Broadway1966
Off-Off1975
1975 Times 26 Apr. 7/6 The Off-Off-Broadway scene has changed... Off-Off has turned into either grant-oriented classical or imported productions, or showcases for Broadway.
1976 N.Y. Times 7 May c3/2 The increased productivity and artistic prosperity of Off Off come at a time when financial support is ebbing.
2002 Village Voice (N.Y.) 25 June 60/1 The hardscrabble end of Off Off is still scrambling for dear life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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