Meaning
Off; off of; from — a run-together of 'off of'. 'Tek it offa di table' means take it off the table, and 'get offa mi' means get off me. One of the family of Patois prepositions built by fusing 'off' with 'a' (of, at) — like 'outta' (out of), 'inna' (in), and 'pon' (on) — it does the plain everyday work of naming where something is taken from or lifted off. Worn smooth by constant use, it belongs among the small, fused structural words that give the language so much of its characteristic flow and sound.
Examples
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Tek yuh foot offa di chair.
Take your foot off the chair.
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Get offa mi case.
Get off my case.
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Him buy it offa di higgler.
He bought it off the higgler.
Origin
A contraction of 'off of' → 'offa'; part of the Patois preposition family with 'outta', 'inna', 'pon'.
How it’s used
Means 'off / off of / from'. Compare 'outta' (out of), 'pon' (on). See [[outta]].