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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

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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 at the races
  4. off balance
  5. off base
  6. off beat
  7. off beats
  8. off board
  9. off book
  10. off brand
  11. off brands

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