off the hook

To show something is approved, sound as a pound, better than good. Not to be confused with to be let off with something (old phrase).

A hot bird walks past you in a bar. You say "That bird was off the hook".

by RockNRollStar May 24, 2006

off the hook

the fish that got away

I almost had that bass but it got off the hook.

by Steven January 30, 2004

off the hook

getting away with something

You ain't off the hook just because you broke your legs, you stll have to go collect my money

by Brenda Donaldson May 26, 2009

off the hook

synonym for busy - and not in the sense of "unavailable," but rather "sustaining much activity."

the Urban Dictionary is off the hook for October

by Anonymous October 04, 2001

off the hook

a word meaning cool, brilliant, wicked. made famous by MAXWELL from UK BIG BROTHER 6 (2005)! Said in London (cockney areas) as "Off the 'ook".

Nah man, that was off the 'ook.

by SpeakerBoxx UK August 11, 2005

Off the Hook

"Off the hook" is a phrase describing a disappointing, mundane, or unpleasant experience or event.

This refers to the scene the movie The Cell, where the hero suspends himself from the ceiling with hooks through his skin. It provides a sense of weightlessness and freedom from the stress of everyday life. Being forced off the hooks drags him back to the brutal realities of women using him to harm themselves.

"My girlfriend came home early, so I found myself off the hook prematurely and had to release my captives before completing my master plan."

by Butlerj9 October 21, 2020

off the hook

A word meaning cool; happening; and for those of you who were born in the sixties and lived through the seventies, GROOVY!

Yo, that shiztnit is off the hook!

by Fatalia November 04, 2003