OFFBEAT

Off Beat

Off Beat is a 1986 comedy film about a young librarian who impersonates a police officer. The film was directed by Michael Dinner, and stars Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, and Cleavant Derricks.

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offbeat

Noun

  1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
    The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
  2. An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.

Adjective

  1. Unusual, unconventional, not ordinary.
    He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.


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