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off-beat

off-beat is the alternative form of offbeat.

Meaning of offbeat

Adjective

offbeat (comparative more offbeat, superlative most offbeat)

  1. (figuratively, slang) Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
    • He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.
    Synonyms:
    odd, peculiar, weird, aberrant, abnormal, alien, anomalous, as queer as Dick's hatband, bizarre, booky

See all 3 meanings of offbeat

Forms of off-beat

Adjective
comparativemore off-beat
superlativemost off-beat
Noun
pluraloff-beats

Questions about off-beat

What is off-beat the alternative form of?
Off-beat is the alternative form of offbeat.

Words near off-beat in the dictionary

  1. off-angles
  2. off-angling
  3. off-base
  4. off-beam
  5. off-bear
  6. off-beat
  7. off-beats
  8. off-board
  9. off-book
  10. off-brand
  11. off-Broadway

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