Plural of handoff; the act of passing something from one person to another, or an exchange in sports or communication.
From 'hand' (Old English 'hand') + 'off' (Old English 'of', meaning away or off). The compound term emerged in 20th-century sports and then business terminology.
In football, the handoff is one of the most important plays because a botched handoff can instantly turn a planned run into a fumbled loss—it requires perfect timing, trust, and coordination between two players in motion.
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