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offbeat

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: offbeat

1
adj
informal terms; strikingly unconventional
2
n
an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: offbeat
1

adj informal terms; strikingly unconventional

Synonyms:
far-out, kinky, quirky, way-out
unconventional
not conventional or conformist
2

n an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

Synonyms:
upbeat
Type of:
beat, musical rhythm, rhythm
the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music
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