stall off
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Sense 1
Meaning · English
Dated form of stall (“to employ delaying tactics against”).
Register: dated
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
to blind, excuse, hide, to screen a robbery during the perpetration of it by an accomplice.
Era: ca. 1874 (Victorian)
Where it’s used:
Origin
British & Irish English
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Hotten’s The Slang Dictionary (1874, public domain; Project Gutenberg #42108, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “stall off” mean?
Dated form of stall (“to employ delaying tactics against”).
Is “stall off” formal or informal?
stall off is generally dated.