Meaning of "offbeat" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF OFFBEAT

offbeat  [ˈɒfˌbiːt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OFFBEAT

Offbeat can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OFFBEAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Offbeat

Offbeat, originally a music term meaning "not following the standard beat", which has also become a general synonym for "unconventional" or "unusual", may refer to: In music ▪ Syncopation ▪ Off-beat, the musical term in more detail ▪ Off Beat, a German record label for electronic underground music ▪ OffBeat, a music magazine based in New Orleans, Louisiana ▪ Offbeat: A Red Hot Soundtrip, a compilation album from the Red Hot AIDS Benefit Series ▪ Offbeats, a San Antonio-based garage punk band ▪ Offbeat Guitarist, is a free edutainment music video game in the style of Guitar Hero but with real guitars In film and TV ▪ Off Beat, a 1986 comedy film ▪ Off Beat, a 2004 drama film ▪ Offbeat, a 1961 film ▪ Off Beat Cinema, televised hosted movie show In literature ▪ Offbeat generation, association of writers united by their opposition to mainstream publishing ▪ Off Beat, a 2005 manga-influenced comic series by Jennifer Lee Quick...

Definition of offbeat in the English dictionary

The definition of offbeat in the dictionary is any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar, such as the second and fourth beats in a bar of four-four time. They are stressed in most rock and some jazz and dance music, such as the bossa nova. Other definition of offbeat is unusual, unconventional, or eccentric.

SYNONYMS OF «OFFBEAT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «offbeat» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of offbeat

abnormal · bizarre · Bohemian · boho · daggy · eccentric · extraordinary · far-out · freaky · idiosyncratic · irregular · kinky · left-field · novel · odd · oddball · off-the-wall · out of the ordinary · out there · queer · rum · strange · uncommon · unconventional · unorthodox · unusual · wacko · way-out · weird

TRANSLATION OF OFFBEAT

Find out the translation of offbeat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of offbeat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «offbeat» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 另类
• Translator English - Spanish: fuera de lo común
• English: offbeat
• Translator English - Hindi: लीक से हटकर
• Translator English - Arabic: شاذ
• Translator English - Russian: необычный
• Translator English - Portuguese: excêntrico
• Translator English - Bengali: অফবীট
• Translator English - French: décalé
• Translator English - Malay: Offbeat
• Translator English - German: unkonventionell
• Translator English - Japanese: オフビート
• Translator English - Korean: 엉뚱한
• Translator English - Javanese: Offbeat
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lạ
• Translator English - Tamil: கதை
• Translator English - Marathi: ऑफबीट
• Translator English - Turkish: sıradışı
• Translator English - Italian: anticonformista
• Translator English - Polish: niecodzienny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: незвичайний
• Translator English - Romanian: neconventionala
• Translator English - Greek: εκκεντρικό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: offbeat
• Translator English - Swedish: annorlundat
• Translator English - Norwegian: offbeat

8 QUOTES WITH «OFFBEAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word offbeat.

1

Mischa Barton

I like playing dark, offbeat, quirky characters.

2

Alan Bates

You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing, which is their own. It works simply because they are who they are.

3

Beck

I think trying to be offbeat is the most boring thing possible.

4

Bob Costas

Any good broadcast, not just an Olympic broadcast, should have texture to it. It should have information, should have some history, should have something that's offbeat, quirky, humorous, and where called for it, should have journalism, and judiciously it should also have commentary. That's my ideal.

5

Lucy Hale

I love movies like '500 Days of Summer' and 'Juno.' Something offbeat without the glamour and the makeup and the clothing.

6

Nick Park

There is something about the Australian psyche that seems to like films that are slightly offbeat.

7

Christian Slater

I don't think of myself as offbeat and weird. As a kid, I saw myself as the type of guy who would run into a burning building to save the baby.

8

Caroline Thompson

I would be happy to be labeled as a writer of offbeat stories. I don't know how to do anything else.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFBEAT»

Discover the use of offbeat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to offbeat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Offbeat Bride: Creative Alternatives for Independent Brides

Part memoir and part anecdotal how-to, this second edition of Offbeat Bride is filled with even more sanity-saving tips, advice, and storiesUnenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel ...

Ariel Meadow Stallings, 2010

Offbeat Otolaryngology: What the Textbooks don't tell you

--ENT NewsWant to get a step up on the competition? This is the book for young doctors trying to bluff their way into erudite otolaryngological circles by giving the impression that their ENT education was not wasted.

John D. C. Bennett, John Riddington-Young, 2011

Offbeat Australia

Sorted by type of attraction and location, Offbeat Australia is the ultimate travel guide to the real Australia.

David Astle, 2007

Offbeat South Africa: The Travel Guide to the Wacky and ...

Offbeat South Africa is both a guide and tribute to the strange and surreal people, places and things that make this country great.

Richard George, Denise Slabbert, Kim Wildman, 2007

Inside the Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans ...

For more than a decade, John McCaslin has covered the Beltway beat for the Washington Times, in his extremely popular, widely quoted, award-winning column.

John McCaslin, 2004

Offbeat: collaborating with Kerouac

Now available in paperback, following the 50th anniversary of the publication of Kerouac's classic On The Road, Offbeatis the rollicking story of this legendary musician and his adventures with his close friend Jack Kerouac.

David Amram, 2002

Offbeat marijuana: the life & times of the world's grooviest ...

The slang, the celebrities, the accessories, the music and art--it's all here. Hundreds of photos and illustrations bring this unique book to life.

Saul Rubin, 1999

Playing Smart: The Family Guide to Enriching, Offbeat ...

This book offers hundreds of unusual ways for parents to enrich the child's days by spending creative time together.

Susan K. Perry, 2001

Offbeat Museums: A Guided Tour of America's Weirdest and ...

Collects details of some of the strangest museums and exhibits around the United States, providing a guided tour of places such as the Cockroach Hall of Fame, Spinning Top Exploratory Museum, and the Mini Cake Museum.

Saul Rubin, 2002

The offbeat radicals: the British tradition of alternative ...

Drawing on the lives and works of a unique collection of philosophers and writers-including Wordsworth, Blake, Godwin, Wollstonecraft, Carlyle, and others-Geoffrey Ashe shows how English radical thought sowed the seeds for future reform, in ...

Geoffrey Ashe, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFBEAT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term offbeat is used in the context of the following news items.

Good reason to button up this summer - offbeat Kick Bright Zine to …

Kick Bright Zine has long been a treasure for longtime locals involved with the music scene, posting concert reviews, photos, videos and other ... «Orlando Weekly, Jul 15»

OFFBEAT with PHIL POTEMPA: Theatre Wit's 'Bad Jews' bittersweet …

Erica Bittner, left to right, Laura Lapidus, Ian Paul Custer and Cory Kahane have received rave reviews for their performances in "Bad Jews," a ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»

The offbeat tactics of India's banks

Mumbai - Under pressure to do more to cut a $49 billion mountain of bad debt, India's state-owned banks are reversing years of lax recovery ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»

'Something totally different than anything I've ever done before'

Local & Regional · National & World · Interviews · Business · Entertainment · Health · Tech · Consumer · Offbeat · Traffic · City in Crisis · Weather. «KVAL, Jul 15»

Japan PM uses offbeat PR blitz to rescue ratings

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is using 'anime' cartoons, Internet chats and even an unusual show-and-tell TV appearance, complete ... «CNBC, Jul 15»

Offbeat Switzerland: A Side to the Country You May Not Recognize

FAMED MAINLY FOR its private banks, unrelenting bureaucracy, watches, cheese and chocolate, Switzerland isn't commonly considered a ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Flights of fancy: Deertrees production bubbles with humor, offbeat …

theater_letticeMG_072315 Lettice (Maureen Butler) is the avowed enemy of the “mere.” Anything bland or boring requires “enhancement,” ... «Portland Phoenix, Jul 15»

The Tourister: Our list of top offbeat destinations

Those in search of the quirky, the bizarre or the mildly offbeat can check out these “learning” opportunities. The Umbrella Cover Museum. «Portland Phoenix, Jul 15»

Cambria's 927 Art Show draws array of offbeat works

It was the 27th year for the weekend show at the Cambria Veterans Memorial Building, which features art that might be described as offbeat, ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»

5 Offbeat Ways to Earn Extra Income

Consider traveling down these offbeat paths to profit the next time you're seeking ways to generate extra income. Offer your opinion. Yeah, your ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»