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off–the–wall
adjective
: very unusual or strange
Full Definition of OFF-THE-WALL
: highly unusual : bizarre <an off–the–wall sense of humor>
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First Known Use of OFF-THE-WALL
1953
Related to OFF-THE-WALL
- Synonyms
- bizarre, bizarro, cranky, crazy, curious, eccentric, erratic, far-out, funky, funny, kinky, kooky (also kookie), offbeat, off-kilter, off-the-wall, outlandish, out-of-the-way, outré, peculiar, quaint, queer, queerish, quirky, remarkable, rum [chiefly British], screwy, spaced-out, strange, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, weirdo, wild
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