: different from the ordinary, usual, or expected in usually an appealing way : eccentric, unconventional
an offbeat romantic comedy
… you have to drive through a shallow stream to reach this wonderfully offbeat inn, hiding behind immaculate rows of fruit trees. But it's worth it. William Sertl
Luscious ice cream made fresh daily comes in such offbeat flavors as banana-walnut, chocolate-cherry, and nectarine. Caroline Bates
… our profession's deepest and darkest secret—that libraries are a ball to work in and that librarians tend to be rather offbeat and funky people. Will Manley
Adjective She has an offbeat sense of humor. He often plays offbeat characters in his films. an offbeat approach to teaching The performance was refreshingly offbeat.
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Holder sought out the offbeat, the untutored, and the visionary. John Beardsley, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2022 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021 With a sales technique honed as a sidewalk hustler, hypnotic TV pitchman Ron Popeil made a fortune hawking such offbeat yet oddly clever contraptions as the Veg-O-Matic and Mr. Microphone. Valerie J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2021
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The low-key comic offers offbeat observations in this new stand-up special directed by Ali Wong. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022 The setting is a New York dinner party where a few offbeat relations have convened as if to offer themselves up to history. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 The low-key comic offers offbeat observations in this new stand-up special directed by Ali Wong.Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 In May of last year, the director began filming his latest offbeat romance, Bones and All, in Cincinnati. Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 Namibia is an offbeat safari destination where spectacular landscapes are at risk of overshadowing wildlife sightings. Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Aug. 2022 Of course, there was only so much dark drama and offbeat comedy that could be covered in 63 episodes. Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Aug. 2022 On its third album, LA trio Cheekface shows off its talent for offbeat, talky indie rock that flows like a Twitter timeline: witticisms, memes, and twitchy non-sequiturs stacking up for maximum context-collapse chaos.BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 There are interludes throughout the conversation, offbeat tales that only Cloud can tell. Selome Hailu, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022 See More