off-the-wall
Use Off-the-wall in a sentence
ðəˈwɔl, ˈɒf- adjective Informal.
markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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| off-the-wall | |
| —adj | |
| slang (off the wall when postpositive) new or unexpected in an unconventional or eccentric way: an off-the-wall approach to humour | |
| [C20: possibly from the use of the phrase in handball and squash to describe a shot that is unexpected] | |
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00:10
Off-the-wall
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Slang Dictionary
off-the-wall definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
These business predictions are a little more off-the-wall and specific than we've done in past years.
If you're using some off-the-wall word processor, the printer selection option may be found somewhere else.
It is certainly not an eccentric or off-the-wall position.
Off-the-wall comedy flourishes in out-of-the-way places.
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