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/Sounds like "OHR" (as in "oh") + "sye" (as in "sigh")/

Meaning

Argentine lunfardo for offside in soccer, a deformation of the English word. By extension, used to say someone is out of place, wrong-footed, or put their foot in it socially.

Examples

The goal did not count because he was in orsai by half a body.

You were in orsai with that comment, nobody backed you up.

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Regional synonyms

In Spain, something of exaggerated size or that far exceeds expectations. Used to describe anything impressive in scale: a huge project, a massive problem, a big favor, or even a physically imposing person.