offbeat

Meaning

Noun

1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
2. (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.

Adj

Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

Synonyms

unusual

uncommon

extraordinary

abnormal

upbeat

way-out

quirky

atypical

unwonted

erratic

far-out

wild

irregular

kinky

unnatural

unorthodox

unrepresentative

untypical

unexpectable

hellacious

anomalous

exceptional

flaky

funky

mystifying

odd

off-the-wall

out-of-the-way

outstanding

peculiar

rare

remarkable

unique

Translations

ausgefallen

ongewoon

insólito

olağandışı

extravagante

estrafolari

insòlit

original

außergewöhnlich

inusual

eigenartig

Extravaganz

exzentrisch

merkwürdig

Abnormität

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒfbiːt/

Etymology

From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).