puhekieltä The beats not normally accented in a measure.
The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
puhekieltä An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
1977, Lyle W Dorsett, The Queen City: a history of Denver
No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
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2001, Andrew Yoder, Pirate Radio Stations
In addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby...