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OFFBEAT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does offbeat mean?
• OFFBEAT (noun)
The noun OFFBEAT has 1 sense:
1. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
Familiarity information: OFFBEAT used as a noun is very rare.
• OFFBEAT (adjective)
The adjective OFFBEAT has 1 sense:
1. (informal) strikingly unconventional
Familiarity information: OFFBEAT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
offbeat; upbeat
Hypernyms ("offbeat" is a kind of...):
beat; musical rhythm; rhythm (the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(informal) strikingly unconventional
Synonyms:
far-out; kinky; offbeat; quirky; way-out
Similar:
unconventional (not conventional or conformist)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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