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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

A dismissive insult in Mexico and among Chicanos for someone who is lazy, spineless, or just plain useless. Comes from "pedo" (fart) but it is not that vulgar, it lands more like calling someone a "nobody" or a "loser." You use it to write someone off completely.