Associations to the word «Offbeat»

Wiktionary

OFFBEAT, noun. (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
OFFBEAT, noun. (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
OFFBEAT, adjective. Unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.

Dictionary definition

OFFBEAT, noun. An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure).
OFFBEAT, adjective. Informal terms; strikingly unconventional.

Wise words

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Robert Louis Stevenson