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offbeat

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off·beat  (ôfbt, f-)
n. Music
An unaccented beat in a measure.
adj. Slang (ôfbt, f-)
Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor.

offbeat
Adjective
unusual, unconventional, or eccentric
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.offbeat - an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
musical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat"
Adj.1.offbeat - informal terms; strikingly unconventional
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

offbeat
adjective unusual, odd, strange, novel, extraordinary, bizarre, weird, way-out (informal) eccentric, queer, rum Brit. (slang) uncommon, Bohemian, unconventional, far-out (slang) idiosyncratic, kinky (informal) off-the-wall (slang) unorthodox, oddball (informal) out of the ordinary, left-field (informal) freaky (slang) wacko (slang) outré, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE conventional
Translations
offbeat [ˈɔfbiːt] adjexcentrique
offbeat [ˈɔfbiːt] adjeccentrico/a


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