offcut/ˈɒfkʌt/EtymologyFrom Middle English ofcutten, of-kitten, equivalent to off- + cut.offcut means cut off. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.adjCut off.Excess; surplus.“The PPITB's Education Service of the Plastics Industry (ESPI) believes that if there is to be sustained use of plastics in schools, there must be some support by industry to give schools access to offcut or surplus material for project [...]”nounA piece that has been cut off of a larger piece when not needed; surplus.verbTo cut off.“Many stockholders operate in a restricted space and it is thus difficult to allocate much room to offcut storage.”