オフレコ

See also: アフレコ

Japanese

Etymology

From English off the record.

Noun

オフレコ • (ofureko

  1. something off the record, a secret or private communication, confidential information
    • 2005, Yamami Hiroyasu, Kōbu katsudō no subete [All about Public Relations]:
      「これは((ほん)(とう)に)オフレコですよ。()かないでください」と(かく)(にん)(ひつ)(よう)
      “Kore wa (hontō ni) ofureko desu yo. Kakanaide kudasai” to kakunin ga hitsuyō.
      It's important to verify, “This is (truly) off the record. Please don’t write it.”