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



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