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Offbeat

The beats not normally accented in a measure.

📖 Definitions of "Offbeat"

noun
  1. 1

    The beats not normally accented in a measure.

    "The congregation clapped along on the offbeat."

  2. 2

    An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.

adjective
  1. 1

    Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

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

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