- off-the-wall adj
- [ˌɒfðə'wɔːl]
(humor, idea) bizzarro (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
off-the-wall adj
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off-the-wall — adj informal very strange or unusual, often in an amusing way ▪ an off the wall concept … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-the-wall — off′ the wall′ adj. Informal. cvb inf unconventional; bizarre • Etymology: 1970–75 … From formal English to slang
off-the-wall — ☆ off the wall or off the wall [ôf′thə wôl′ ] adj. Slang very unusual, eccentric, unconventional, etc … English World dictionary
off the wall — {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. * /He has been making off the wall remarks all day; something must he the matter with him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off the wall — {adj. phr.} Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. * /He has been making off the wall remarks all day; something must he the matter with him./ … Dictionary of American idioms
off\ the\ wall — adj. phr. Strange; out of the ordinary; stupid. He has been making off the wall remarks all day; something must be the matter with him … Словарь американских идиом
off-the-wall — adjective 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… … Useful english dictionary
off-the-wall — 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something as off the wall, you mean that it is unusual and rather strange but in an amusing or interesting way. [INFORMAL] ...surreal off the wall humor. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that a… … English dictionary
off-the-wall — /awf dheuh wawl , of /, adj. Informal. markedly unconventional; bizarre; oddball: an unpredictable, off the wall personality. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
off the wall — adj American eccentric, unusual, way out. A phrase (possibly inspired by the unpredictable trajectory of a ball or an ice hockey puck rebounding from a wall) which has been adopted outside the USA, usually in con nection with zany and/or… … Contemporary slang
ˌoff-the-ˈwall — adj strange, often in a funny or interesting way … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
