Off-the-wall Definition

ôfthə-wôl, ŏf-
adjective
Very unusual, eccentric, unconventional, etc.
Webster's New World
Exhibiting bizarre behavior; crazy.
Their off-the-wall friends.
American Heritage

(idiomatic) Greatly inappropriate.

His behaviour today is off-the-wall.
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Origin of Off-the-wall

  • Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces.

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Off-the-wall Sentence Examples

  • When you open your mouth and something totally off the wall slips out.

  • Terri Hendrix sounded like an off the wall gospel choir on her own.

  • To some this might sound a bit off-the-wall, but I can assure you it works!

  • Hebden Bridge has always had a reputation for being arty-farty, and since the 1930s has been seen as a bit off-the-wall.

  • It bounces off the wall and he explodes.

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