Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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colloquialism | Yes | No | No | No |
offbeat | Yes | Yes | No | No |
colloquialism (noun) | offbeat (noun) |
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a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech | an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) |
colloquialism (adjective) | offbeat (adjective) |
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(informal) strikingly unconventional |