offbeat
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Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence)
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -iːt
Noun [edit]
offbeat (plural offbeats)
- (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
- The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
- (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
- 1977, Lyle W Dorsett, The Queen City: a history of Denver
- No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
- 1980, Eleanor C. Hein, Communication in nursing practice[1], ISBN 0316354538, 9780316354530, page 16:
- Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.
- 2001, Andrew Yoder, Pirate Radio Stations
- In addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby...
- 1977, Lyle W Dorsett, The Queen City: a history of Denver
Adjective [edit]
offbeat (comparative more offbeat, superlative most offbeat)
- Unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.
- He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.
Translations [edit]
unusual, unconventional, not ordinary
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