OFFBEAT


Meaning of OFFBEAT in English

I. ˈȯf-ˌbēt noun

Date: circa 1928

: an unaccented beat or portion of a beat in a musical measure

II. -ˈbēt adjective

Date: 1938

: eccentric , unconventional

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.