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lay off

How many syllables in lay off?

  2 syllables

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What rhymes with lay off

2 syllables
  • blastoff
  • brush-off
  • cast-off
  • Chekhov
  • draw off
  • face off
  • falloff
  • jump-off
  • kickoff
  • layoff
  • liftoff
  • Pavlov
  • pickoff
  • put off
  • rip off
  • runoff
  • sawed-off
  • sell-off
  • setoff
  • show-off
  • sign off
  • spin-off
  • takeoff
  • tip-off
  • turnoff
  • Wolof
  • write-off
3 syllables
  • far-off
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