offbeat

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɒfbiːt/
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/ˈɒfbiːt/ · /ɒfˈbiːt/

Definition of offbeat

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
    “The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.”
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noun

  1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
    “The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.”
  2. (slang)An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
    “No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.”
    “Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.”
    “In addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby […]”

adj

  1. Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
    “He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.”

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Etymology

From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).

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