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off-the-wall

[awf-thuh-wawl, of-]
–adjective Informal.
markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off-the-wall personality.

Origin:
1970–75
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off-the-wall   (ôf'thə-wôl', ŏf'-)
adj.   Informal
  1. Very unconventional or unusual: manic, off-the-wall creativity; off-the-wall humor.

  2. Exhibiting bizarre behavior; crazy: their off-the-wall friends.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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off-the-wall

  1. mod.
    strange; improbable; nonsensical. : Your ideas are generally off-the-wall, but this one makes sense.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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