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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Zion’s logo was scratched off the wall, its guitars were seized and the site was sealed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

He imagines—and 4- to 7-year-olds see him do it—plucking a length of sunshine off the wall and using what appear to be jellied cubes of colored light to make the beams of his own lighthouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 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

Peter gave another sigh, which Vola ignored again, and picked Sinbad off the wall.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

off the wall

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