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offbeat

noun

Meaning

  1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
  2. An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
  3. Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

kinky(English)quirky(English)way-out(English)far-out(English)unconventional(English)unaccent(English)non-harmonic tone(English)nonaccent(English)clave(English)humor(English)clique(English)hilarious(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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