A person who has no idea about anything and has never tried to understand.
Person says:
I tried to tell him how to work the computer but he plainly refused. He thinks its too hard. He's offline.
A question that could have been answered by the person asking it, had they've asked themselves first.
Both the question is offline and the person!
(person1)
What time is it?
(person2)
Um...What's that thing your wearing on your wrist, a watch or a ticking time bomb!!
(person1)
I forgot i was wearing it...sorry i was offline for a second then. Im back on now though.
To be killed in a MMORPG while offline. Typically, the lowest form of cowardly attack or revenge.
Our team was online and ready. We went to their base, and destroyed everything using rockets and explosive ammo. They were all offline. We stole or destroyed absolutely everything, and offlined them real good!
Used in business to describe communication outside of the normal channel, or defered to a later time.
Durind a discussion with a large group of people, an issue may be "taken offline" so that it can be discussed by a smaller group of people at a later time.
During a conference call: “This discussion doesn't pertain to everyone here, you and I can take it offline.”
A message sent on an IM client while the other person is offline.
I sent my boss an offliner, I hope he gets it on time.
Commonly misused to mean online, ie from the internet, when, in fact, they mean the exact opposite.
I bought my new computer offline.
I met my boyfriend offline.