Offbeat
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iËt
Full definition of offbeat
Noun
offbeat
(plural offbeats)- (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
- (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
- 1977, Lyle W Dorsett, The Queen City: a history of DenverNo one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
- 1980, Eleanor C. Hein, Communication in nursing practice Chapter , Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.
- 2001, Andrew Yoder, Pirate Radio StationsIn addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby...