off cut

[angelsrolls]

Hello,

We are fighting against the radical off cuts of a nation called Islam.

What does "off cut" mean?

Thanks for the answers

 

[Barb_D]

Where did you read this odd sentence?

I imagine the author means that they are fighting a faction, or a part of Islam that was carved off. It's not a standard phrase.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

In my experience this is more usually written as one word "offcut" or hyphenated as "off-cut". It refers to the piece of waste material that is left over when a larger piece is cut, for example when trimming something to a particular size or shape. It's used for many different materials including timber, fabric, paper and meat. I agree with Barb that this is an unusual use of the term, perhaps the writer meant "offshoots".

 

[angelsrolls]

Where did you read this odd sentence?

It's from a movie.

Thank you both