off-the-wall
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off-the-wall
(ôf′thə-wôl′, ŏf′-)adj. Informal
1. Very unconventional or unusual: manic, off-the-wall creativity; off-the-wall humor.
2. Exhibiting bizarre behavior; crazy: their off-the-wall friends.
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off-the-wall
adj
(off the wall when postpositive) slang new or unexpected in an unconventional or eccentric way: an off-the-wall approach to humour.
[C20: possibly from the use of the phrase in handball and squash to describe a shot that is unexpected]
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off′-the-wall′
adj. Informal.
unconventional; bizarre.
[1970–75]
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off-the-wall
adjective
1. weird, odd, strange, out there (slang), bizarre, extraordinary, fantastic, astonishing, curious, peculiar, eccentric, queer, singular, far-out (slang), outlandish, oddball (informal), left-field (informal), freakish surreal off-the-wall humour
2. foolish, silly, unwise, unreasonable, senseless, short-sighted, ill-advised, nonsensical, indiscreet, ill-judged, ill-considered, imprudent, unintelligent, injudicious, incautious some absurd, off-the-wall investment strategy
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