English Explanatory Dictionary

off-the-wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd.
  2. Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate.

Pronunciation

En-au-off-the-wall.ogg

Word forms

off-the-wall more off-the-wall most off-the-wall off the wall

Etymology

Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces; but compare also bounce off the walls.

Related words

bounce off the walls
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