Definitions

off the wall

[awf-thuh-wawl, of-] / ˈɔf ðəˈwɔl, ˈɒf- /

ADJECTIVE

bizarrely unusual

Synonyms

WEAK

absurd crazy curious daft different eccentric flaky kinky kooky nonconforming not tightly wrapped nuts nutty odd oddball off-center out in left field outlandish peculiar strange unconventional unpredictable wacky weird wigged out

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Arranged in a series of eight sections, the work has space between each panel, which gives a lightness to the otherwise dense construction, making it seem to hover ever so slightly off the wall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

We step off the wall as the tentative rain finally makes a commitment.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Then, Smith came through again in the ninth, lacing a go-ahead, two-out RBI double off the wall in left that scored pinch-runner James Outman all the way from first base.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

"I was panicking - I was struggling to climb back out. All the rock was crumbling off the wall," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

I felt, and then dismissed, an urge to grab the painting off the wall and run away with it.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

off the wall

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