An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
Informal terms; strikingly unconventional.
1 Helena didn't look young enough to carry an offbeat name like Delilah.
2 But the mood is ruined by sloppy direction and an offbeat rhythm.
3 We've lucky-dipped some new, offbeat or less well-known events to consider.
4 But media attention for the offbeat service proved to be a doubled-edged sword.
5 It's been a barren year for fans of the offbeat comedy.
6 The offbeat freshman comedy reached a series high in viewership this past Sunday.
7 The Lonely Island musical numbers were sometimes willfully offbeat - and always hilarious.
8 An artfully relaxed, offbeat style has brought Kiely the occasional charge of garrulity.
9 Some are straightforward, some novel and some offbeat but always interesting.
10 In this decidedly offbeat scenario, they are brought together by murder.
11 His work boots creaked in the quiet, and the rocking chair answered offbeat .
12 It would be hard to beat London for quirky, odd and offbeat collections.
13 But for more offbeat shops and coffee bars, head to the side streets.
14 His paperback books will offer a useful, offbeat record for future West Country generations.
15 But there's an offbeat quality to him that chimes with current discontents and paranoias.
16 His inspirations come from a myriad of sources as various and offbeat as himself.
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