adj. Informal
- Very unconventional or unusual: manic, off-the-wall creativity; off-the-wall humor.
- Exhibiting bizarre behavior; crazy: their off-the-wall friends.
| Dictionary: off-the-wall |
| Idioms: off the wall |
Eccentric, unconventional, as in That idea of opening a 100-seat theater is off the wall. This expression probably originated in baseball or some other sport in which the ball can bounce off a wall in an erratic way. [Colloquial; 1960s]
| Shopping: off-the-wall |
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| The Young Taoism Fighter (1986 Action Film) | |
| Diverticulum (in medicine) |
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| Can you sand paint off the walls? Read answer... |
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