: 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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He’s had articles in the local paper, kind of off-the-wall. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025 Scott, in real life, is known for having off-the-wall ideas, and there’s some of that in Ness. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2025 This is the inside story of how that off-the-wall Korean film made history at the Oscars five years ago. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025 But as expected, a variety of off-the-wall and absurd questions were thrown Kelce’s way. Nate Taylor, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-the-wall

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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 23 Apr. 2025.

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off-the-wall

adjective
: very unusual : bizarre
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