Definitions for off-the-wall
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
off′-the-wall′*(adj.)
unconventional; bizarre.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
* Informal..
Origin of off-the-wall:
1970–75
Princeton's WordNet
bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre(adj)
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
"restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
off-the-wall(adjective)ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɒf-
unusual and slightly crazy
an off-the-wall idea/suggestion
Wiktionary
off-the-wall(Adjective)
Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
off-the-wall(Adjective)
Greatly inappropriate.
His behaviour today is off-the-wall.
Origin: Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces.
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