From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishoff-yearˈoff-year noun [countable usually singular] 1 BADa year when something is not as successful as usualoff-year for an off-year for car sales2 American EnglishPPV a year in which no national political elections happen
Examples from the Corpus
off-year• Anything short of the Super Bowl is considered an off-year.off-year for• an off-year for car sales 