off the wall

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of stressed th ee wawl]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði wɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf, of stressed th ee wawl]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði wɔl/

Definitions of off the wall words

adjective off the wall of or relating to a wall: wall space. 1
adjective off the wall growing against or on a wall: wall plants; wall cress. 1
adjective off the wall situated, placed, or installed in or on a wall: wall oven; a wall safe. 1
noun off the wall any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc. 1
noun off the wall Usually, walls. a rampart raised for defensive purposes. 1
noun off the wall an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc., suggesting a wall: a wall of prejudice. 1

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Origin of off the wall

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Off the wall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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off the wall popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for off the wall

adj off the wall

all wet — wrong; mistaken
anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
bedlamite — a lunatic; insane person
boffo — very good; highly successful

adjective off the wall

gelastic — Pertaining to laughter, used in laughing, or to be the subject of laughter.
jokey — lacking in seriousness; frivolous: The editorial had an offensively jokey tone for such an important subject.
queer — strange or odd from a conventional viewpoint; unusually different; singular: a queer notion of justice.
rad — Informal. radical.
wacky — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.

All 29 Synonyms of off the wall