A colloquial term used to describe the state of being "on one", or "turned up". Can also be used as a synonym for fresh, dope, cool, or lit.
I was fine drinking all that Jameson, but that L really got me off the yomp.
Those new Yeezy Boost 750's off the yomp BIG TIME.
Those new Yeezy Boost 750's off the yomp BIG TIME.
by Foxx Bodii March 15, 2019
Get the Off The Yompmug. by Billy-Soo April 30, 2020
Get the Jump-offmug. to toss someone off something:
And I don't care who the judge is,
they'll toss the clinic off the case
and your friend Oscar won't get a dime.
And I don't care who the judge is,
they'll toss the clinic off the case
and your friend Oscar won't get a dime.
by Mrabcdefkad August 22, 2017
Get the to toss someone off somethingmug. by Newcastleman123 November 28, 2021
Get the Shoes offmug. Something men and even women (mainly middle/high schoolers and even young adults) do when they’re sad, lonely, horny af, or just want to feed the geese.
by Stickytipbro March 15, 2023
Get the Jerk offmug. Used to announce the arrival of fresh, hot fried rice, usually just off a ship or cooking line. A way to signal something amazing, steamy, and worth dropping everything for.
Origin – The Chronicles of Steam and Salt (circa 603 CE)
Legend holds that during the reign of Emperor Gǔ Tán of the Jade Coast, the empire faced a culinary famine. The emperor, a devout lover of wok-fried rice, decreed that no grain of mediocre rice shall be served within the palace walls.
He summoned the Seven Rice Alchemists, legendary chefs who sailed eastward in gilded boats to find the perfect grain, seasoned wind, and wok flame. After three lunar cycles, they returned—bearing not just rare spices and golden grains, but vats of fried rice so fragrant, the emperor wept into his beard.
As the boats docked, steam rose like incense, and the people cried:
“Fresh off the boat!”
(“Rice from the boat, heaven’s aroma descends.”)
The phrase passed into legend, later used by dock workers, food smugglers, and ravenous poets whenever something too good to be local came in hot.
Fun Fact:
During a 1986 noodle festival in Macau, a fried rice vendor was fined for yelling “Fresh off the boat!” too many times during a single hour. It was later ruled a protected phrase by the Culinary Heritage Bureau.
Origin – The Chronicles of Steam and Salt (circa 603 CE)
Legend holds that during the reign of Emperor Gǔ Tán of the Jade Coast, the empire faced a culinary famine. The emperor, a devout lover of wok-fried rice, decreed that no grain of mediocre rice shall be served within the palace walls.
He summoned the Seven Rice Alchemists, legendary chefs who sailed eastward in gilded boats to find the perfect grain, seasoned wind, and wok flame. After three lunar cycles, they returned—bearing not just rare spices and golden grains, but vats of fried rice so fragrant, the emperor wept into his beard.
As the boats docked, steam rose like incense, and the people cried:
“Fresh off the boat!”
(“Rice from the boat, heaven’s aroma descends.”)
The phrase passed into legend, later used by dock workers, food smugglers, and ravenous poets whenever something too good to be local came in hot.
Fun Fact:
During a 1986 noodle festival in Macau, a fried rice vendor was fined for yelling “Fresh off the boat!” too many times during a single hour. It was later ruled a protected phrase by the Culinary Heritage Bureau.
by guy laughing June 7, 2025
Get the fresh off the boatmug. by molame July 16, 2025
Get the bun off pladmug.