: not identified with a major brand name
off-brand sneakers

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There’s no way that off-brand, definitely refilled bottle of olive oil is the only cooking fat in the house? Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are both now working to increase their production of these meds and curb the sale of cheaper off-brand versions of their popular GLP-1 treatments. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024 Poison control centers have seen a steep rise in calls related to off-brand weight loss medications. C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024 Friends begin posting feverishly about bitcoin and off-brand Ozempic as their accounts are hacked or cloned. Lindsay Lee Wallace, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for off-brand 

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-brand was in 1892

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“Off-brand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-brand. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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