offbeat
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- adjective
- /ˈɔfˌbit/
- He has an offbeat sense of humor that makes his jokes delightfully unexpected.
- offbeat humor
- offbeat films
- offbeat way
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Watch on YouTubeIt's actually kind of an offbeat, hilarious take on this real thing that happened.
- It's actually kind of an offbeat, hilarious take on this real thing that happened.
- And it was the place to go for any sort of interesting theory and, you know, offbeat movies and stuff like that.
- You know, I think America has has been traditionally very accepting of eccentrics and offbeat people.
- I'd love to do something that is very fast-paced and high energy and delicious, justly weird and offbeat.
- And I like to go about it in a quirky, sort of offbeat way because it sort of matches my chaotic personality.
- Well, I think of philosophers usually end up because we care about distinctions, using words in slightly offbeat ways.
- Funny and kind of offbeat and but how he has to switch gears and put on the happy face and then just he goes insane.
Examples
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Mostly he wrote what the higher honchos in the newsroom referred to, often condescendingly, as "offbeat" stories.
Fiction book (2001) -
And I like to go about it in a quirky, sort of offbeat way because it sort of matches my chaotic personality.
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And it was the place to go for any sort of interesting theory and, you know, offbeat movies and stuff like that.
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You did not look nervous, and you know what, you kind of have offbeat good looks for someone...
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I like the offbeat kind of different stories where it's like something really, you know, random.
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Ted, you and I have worked together on some offbeat cases.
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I thought it was fresh and offbeat.
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It's actually kind of an offbeat, hilarious take on this real thing that happened.
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It's a great book for people who love literature, mystery, fantasy, and offbeat humor.
Blog text (21) -
And I loved the eccentric, offbeat characters that inhabited them.
Synonyms
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2.3
Unusual and slightly odd in a way you cannot easily understand
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2.2
Not common and different from what people expect
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5.9
Very strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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6.4
Looks stylish in an unusual and original way
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4.4
Unusual in a way that is odd but likable
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8.1
Very unusual and far from normal in ideas or style
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4.1
Not usual and different from what people expect
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7.3
Not following the usual rules or customs
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7.4
Strange or unusual in a way that surprises people
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8.8
Very unusual in style or ideas
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8.0
Strange and often funny in a surprising way
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6.1
Unusual in a way that does not follow normal rules
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8.2
An idea or action that is unusual and not part of normal rules
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6.3
Not usual and often interesting or surprising
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9.9
Very unusual and sometimes strange in a way that attracts attention
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Etymology
Offbeat is made of off 'away from' and beat 'a regular rhythm'. Think of someone stepping away from the music's main rhythm — to be offbeat is to be 'away from' what is usual, so it means unusual or strikingly different.