offbeat
differing from the usual or expected; unconventional: an offbeat comedian.
Music. an unaccented beat of a measure.
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How to use offbeat in a sentence
Though offbeat, it doesn’t feel quite as different as it should from the many other high-concept, sci-fi and fantasy comedies we’ve seen in recent years, like Upload and Miracle Workers.
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It’s not in a hotel ballroom but rather an offbeat event space such as a warehouse.
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While there, LeCun was allowed to dabble in some of his offbeat interests, including philosophy.
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British Dictionary definitions for offbeat
/ (ˈɒfˌbiːt) /
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
unusual, unconventional, or eccentric
(as noun): he liked the offbeat in fashion
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