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fair off

fair off or fair up


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
Southern U.S. clear up: to become bright after cloudiness or rain ( refers to the weather or sky )


Regional History

An essentially Southern term concerning clearing of the weather, fair off is used alongside the less frequent fair up and fair. Today, fair off is found most frequently in the Lower South, especially in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, beyond the New Orleans focal area. Taken together, the use of fair off and fair up surpasses that of all other synonyms except break, break off, and the general currency term clear up.

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