offbeat
[ adjective awf-beet, of-; noun awf-beet, of- ]
/ adjective ˈɔfˈbit, ˈɒf-; noun ˈɔfˌbit, ˈɒf- /
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adjective
differing from the usual or expected; unconventional: an offbeat comedian.
noun
Music. an unaccented beat of a measure.
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British Dictionary definitions for offbeat
offbeat
/ (ˈɒfˌbiːt) /
noun
music any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar, such as the second and fourth beats in a bar of four-four time. They are stressed in most rock and some jazz and dance music, such as the bossa nova
adjective
- unusual, unconventional, or eccentric
- (as noun)he liked the offbeat in fashion
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