OFFBEAT
kinky, far-out, offbeat, quirky, way-out
(adjective) (informal) strikingly unconventional
upbeat, offbeat
(noun) an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
offbeat (plural offbeats)
(music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
(slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
Synonyms: oddball, free spirit, heteroclite, individualist, nonconformist, Thesaurus:maverick, Thesaurus:strange person
Adjective
offbeat (comparative more offbeat, superlative most offbeat)
Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
Synonyms
• odd, peculiar, weird; see also strange
Anagrams
• beat off
Source: Wiktionary