croc-off

See also: crock off

English

Alternative forms

  • Croc-off

Etymology

Blend of croc (“a plastic slip-on shoe”) +‎ knock-off.

Noun

croc-off (plural croc-offs)

  1. (informal) An unlicensed or knock-off shoe made in the style of a Croc.
    • 2015, Strategic Planning for the Administrator‎[1], page 471:
      Unfortunately for Crocs, Inc., croc-offs can be purchased today at discount stores, beach stores, superstores, and similar shopping outlets.
    • 2019 August 7, Kathy Hieatt, “Croc-style shoes proving popular in local jails”, in The Virginian-Pilot‎[2]:
      And now a knockoff – a “Croc-off”? – of the polarizing footwear has a new clientele: prisoners in local jails.
    • 2021 January 22, Janie Tompkins, “The Controversy of Crocs”, in The Phillipian‎[3]:
      When they were released, Crocs were immensely popular. So popular in fact, that the funky clogs were subject to counterfeit “croc-offs.”
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:croc-off.
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