offbeat adj : informal terms; strikingly unconventional [syn: far-out, kinky, quirky, way-out]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːt

Noun

1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.

   The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.

Adjective

1. Unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.

   He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.

Translations

Offbeat may refer to:

• Denis Mazhukov and the Off Beat is the most successful Russian rock band based in Moscow, Russia
• Off-beat (music), a musical term
• Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip, a compilation album from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series
• Off Beat (film), a 1986 comedy film
• Off Beat (label), a large German label for electronic underground music
• Off*beat: An original English-language manga published by Tokyopop
• OffBeat (magazine) is a music magazine based in New Orleans, Louisiana
• OffBeat (band) is a blues/rock band based in Cairo, Egypt

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