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offbeat Definition


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offbeat
noun
    1. Any of the usually unaccented beats in a bar, eg the second or fourth in four-four time.
adj
    1. Relating to offbeats; with a rhythm on the offbeats.
    2. colloq
      Unusual; unconventional; eccentric.
      Thesaurus: unusual, strange, idiosyncratic, unique, odd, individual, peculiar, one-of-a-kind; Antonym: traditional.
Etymology: 1920s.



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