: highly unusual : bizarre
an off-the-wall sense of humor

Examples of off-the-wall in a Sentence

she does have some off-the-wall suggestions about home decorating
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That game feels like a proper military sim, while Black Ops 7 seems to be taking the franchise in an absurdist direction, not just futuristic but completely off-the-wall. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Much more perplexing is the result of that exercise: writer-director Radu Jude’s rowdy and off-the-wall three-hour patience-tester, simply titled Dracula. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025 But don’t several vintage sitcoms from the era feature a largely unrecognized subversive or off-the-wall quality? Chris Reed, Oc Register, 30 July 2025 Wiseman came up with one of de Armas’ favorite off-the-wall weapons: an ice skate that Eve sticks her hand in and uses like a boxing glove on an enemy. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 6 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-the-wall

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-the-wall was in 1953

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“Off-the-wall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-the-wall. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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off-the-wall

adjective
: very unusual : bizarre
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