Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awf, of stressed th ee wawl]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði wɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [awf, of stressed th ee wawl]
- /ɔf, ɒf stressed ði wɔl/
Definitions of off-the-wall word
- adjective off-the-wall markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality. 1
- adjective off-the-wall If you describe something as off-the-wall, you mean that it is unusual and rather strange but in an amusing or interesting way. 0
- adjective off-the-wall If you say that a person, their ideas, or their ways of doing something are off-the-wall, you are critical of them because you think they are mad or very foolish. 0
- adjective off-the-wall new or unexpected in an unconventional or eccentric way 0
- adjective off-the-wall very unusual, eccentric, unconventional, etc. 0
- noun off-the-wall unsound of mind; crazy 0
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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
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Off-the-wall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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.
Synonyms for off-the-wall
adj off-the-wall
- 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.
- chirpy — If you describe a person or their behaviour as chirpy, you mean they are very cheerful and lively.
- cockamamie — If you describe something as cockamamie, you mean that it is ridiculous or silly.
- conversable — easy or pleasant to talk to
- festal — pertaining to or befitting a feast, festival, holiday, or gala occasion.
adjective off-the-wall
- bantering — teasing or facetious, or characterized by facetiousness
- chaffing — good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- freak — a fleck or streak of color.
- funny — funnies. comic strips. Also called funny paper. the section of a newspaper reserved for comic strips, word games, etc.
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