offbeat in English

adjective
1
not coinciding with the beat.
It is instantly recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat, and the offbeat rhythm section.
noun
1
any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar.
McDowell's guitar playing on these songs was all about rhythm, a distinctive syncopated chug that emphasized the offbeats and often stayed on a single chord.

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1. an offbeat approach to interviewing.

2. She liked the offbeat in fashion.

3. That is really an offbeat idea.

4. His style is offbeat but highly creative.

5. She adores old, offbeat antiques.

6. Ristarose can also accommodate offbeat locations for ceremonies.

7. Glass mentions Stravinsky's "primitive, offbeat rhythmic drive".

8. And the artistry is perfectly complemented by original, offbeat music.

9. It encouraged experimenters to propose offbeat or novel approaches to problems.

10. She's a little offbeat, but she's a wonderful actress.

11. But the primitive , offbeat rhythmic drive he added was entirely his own.

12. The Anklet fashion has gone the extra mile offering an offbeat sneaker-Anklet combo

13. Advantageous presents an offbeat, intimate dystopian vision that is strongly intriguing for a while

14. Morris' movies always have an offbeat sense of humor, and this one is no exception.

15. Surely the most colorful of the offbeat approaches was the wounded dog theory, put forth in 16

16. Linguistics used to be an offbeat field, but nowadays every self - respecting University has a linguistics department.

17. But serious or lighthearted Central News always brought you the offbeat, like the catfish who loved to be fed by hand.

18. All the great changes in our history have begun from the outside by people who were considered scoundrels or rebels or offbeat.

19. Action-packed adventures, offbeat comedies, inspirational stories -- these Anime movies and TV shows have a style and spirit unlike anything else.

20. Boy possesses the offbeat charm associated with New Zealand film but is also fully capable of drawing the viewer in emotionally.

21. An atmosphere in which people dread failure or fear that they will be ridiculed for offbeat ideas stifles creativity, Eisner believes.

22. Yet it is the label’s Japanese releases that prove to be the most consistently enjoyable as they generally convey cultural insight through offbeat humour and quirky characterisation.

23. 30 Yet it is the label’s Japanese releases that prove to be the most consistently enjoyable as they generally convey cultural insight through offbeat humour and quirky characterisation.

24. His Almanachs des Gourmands were something new, the Michelins and Zagats of his era, and their offbeat style reflects the author’s larger-than-life character

25. Piano master Lang Lang performed a surprising, offbeat encore at a concert in San Francisco: the pianist played Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" on the iPad.

26. She and her colleagues plan to investigate whether Mathieu takes an offbeat approach to nonmusical activities, such as conversational turn-taking and adjusting one's gait to that of someone else.

27. Bric A Brac Creations is a renowned creative agency in India which specializes in Wedding Photography, Branding, Website Designing, Media Production, Dance Choreography & Offbeat photo shoots with over 6+ years of experience in the industry.

28. Instead McCain faced a weaker opponent, former state legislator Richard Kimball, a young politician with an offbeat personality who slept on his office floor and whom McCain's allies in the Arizona press characterized as having "terminal weirdness."

29. Definition of Chapeau : hat sense 1 Vaughn has even brought in a French Chapeau to participate in Funny Hat Day … — Jack McCallum Her most offbeat Chapeau is a bouquet of silk roses turned upside down

30. The offbeat adventures of Courage, a cowardly dog who must overcome his own fears to heroically defend his unknowing farmer owners from all kinds of dangers, paranormal events and menaces that appear around their land.

31. Darkly humorous, with a wonderfully offbeat cast of characters and featuring the distinguished style for which she is known, The Blackmailer (1958) was the first novel by Isabel Colegate, author of the modern classic The Shooting Party

32. Antiquities (2009) 19min Short, Comedy, Romance Terrance, a minimum wage employee at the local antique mall, has his life thrown out of balance by love, deceit and his mean spirited boss in this offbeat, romantic comedy.

33. National Lampoon's Blackball ( 45 ) IMDb 5.6 1 h 36 min 2005 16+ When slick American sports agent Rick Schwartz (Vince Vaughn) takes Cliff under his wing, his antics, attitude and natural ability turn him into a national icon in director Mel Smith's offbeat British comedy.

34. Both happened to be blackjack players and drinkers and Brothelers—at the time, single men with a shared affection for life’s offbeat pleasures (this was years before the Dirty Uncle met the Prince of the Derelicts, his “Diamond Dauphine,” the Queer Aladdin of the Crescent City).

35. Being the new kid in town doesn't slow him down one bit, and his sunny personality soon wins over two best friends, uptight Jeff (voiced by Sean Giambrone) and offbeat Sumo ().No matter what each day holds, Clarence (Skyler Page) is game for it, whether it's a trip to the local burger joint with