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offbeat

[awf-beet, of-, awf-beet, of-] / ˈɔfˈbit, ˈɒf-, ˈɔfˌbit, ˈɒf- /


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His dancing career didn’t really start until he started playing for the Bananas — whose offbeat and entertaining brand of baseball incorporates dancing and other shenanigans — in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

An offbeat political thriller, a vampire horror film and a period drama about Shakespeare will go head-to-head Sunday at the BAFTAs, Britain's biggest film awards, setting the stage for the Oscars.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Soon Conor’s two preoccupations will unite in an offbeat way when a bug gets crushed in his slow-acting printer while it’s gurgling out a portrait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Located on a street corner in the Fashion District, their space, which doubles as a man cave, reflects their creative influences, their ties to L.A. and their offbeat sense of humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

Everything smells like hair spray, and I have that key-change, offbeat feeling again.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli




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