Meaning Of The Word Offbeat

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What's The Definition Of Offbeat?

offbeat
If you describe something or someone as offbeat, you think that they are different from normal.

offbeat in American English
any of the beats of a measure that have weak, or secondary, accents
with a strong, or primary, accent placed on beats that usually receive a weak, or secondary, accent
adjective: differing from the usual or expected; unconventional
noun: an unaccented beat of a measure

offbeat in British English
adjective: unusual, unconventional, or eccentric
noun: 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

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