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Old 25-Mar-2006, 12:44
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Means that someone made a guess or assumption and they're completely wrong.

"You're 23 years old, right?"
"No, man, you're way off base. I'm only 18."
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Old 03-Apr-2006, 23:47
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It is a baseball term. Step off the base and be tagged out. Out of line. Out of control. Incorrect.
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