offbeat
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɒfˈbiːt/ / /ˈɒfbiːt/
adj
Etymology: From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).
- Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
“He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.”
noun
Etymology: From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).
- The beats not normally accented in a measure.
“The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.”
- 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.”