off-the-wall
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off-the-wall
Where it comes from
Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces; but compare also bounce off the walls.
adjective more off-the-wall · most off-the-wall · off the wall
- Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd. What kind of a harebrained, off-the-wall idea is that?
- Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate. All of their friends were amazed that they were familiar with a war hero. Some began to understand Chips' moods and drinking. His "off the wall" behaviour at times. And unknowingly they were "forgiving" him.
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adj wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd
| 中文 | 荒诞的 huāngdàn, 疯狂的 fēngkuáng |
|---|---|
| Français | à côté de la plaque |
| Deutsch | schräg, abgedreht, schrill, bizarr |
| Italiano | fuori dalle righe |
| Русский | чудной čudnoj, нелепый nelepyj |
adj greatly inappropriate
| Deutsch | daneben |
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| Русский | ни в какие ворота ni v kakije vorota |
Talk about this word "off-the-wall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/off-the-wall. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. off-the-wall. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/off-the-wall "off-the-wall." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/off-the-wall.Cite this
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