ออฟบีต
óf-bèet
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
unconventional; quirky; not mainstream
Unusual or different from normal; not following the common style.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สไตล์sà-dtaaiสไตล์sà-dtaai1style; manner2fashion; aestheticการแต่งตัวgaan dtàeng-dtuuaการแต่งตัวgaan dtàeng-dtuua1dressing; getting dressed2outfit; way of dressingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeออฟบีตóf-bèetออฟบีตóf-bèet1unconventional; quirky; not mainstream2offbeat (music)3syncopated; stressing weak beats (music)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)ไม่เหมือนใครmâi mĕuuan kraiไม่เหมือนใครmâi mĕuuan krai1unique; one-of-a-kind; distinctive2uniquely; in a way unlike othersดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)
I like his offbeat fashion style; it's unique.
2NounC1
offbeat (music)
In music, a beat between the main beats; a weak beat.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ดนตรีเร็กเก้don-dtree rék-gâeดนตรีเร็กเก้don-dtree rék-gâereggae musicเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เน้นnénเน้นnén1[to] emphasize; stress2[to] focus on; prioritize3[to] accentuate (pronunciation/typography)เสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneกีตาร์gee-dtaaกีตาร์gee-dtaaguitarที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจังหวะjang-wàจังหวะjang-wà1rhythm; beat2tempo; pace3timing; moment4stroke; move; step (in sports/dance)ออฟบีตóf-bèetออฟบีตóf-bèet1unconventional; quirky; not mainstream2offbeat (music)3syncopated; stressing weak beats (music)
In reggae music, we often emphasize the guitar sound on the offbeat.
3AdjectiveC1
syncopated; stressing weak beats (music)
In music, with stress on the weak beats; syncopated.
Examples
เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจังหวะกลองjang-wà glongจังหวะกลองjang-wà glong1drum beat2drum rhythm/grooveแบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleออฟบีตóf-bèetออฟบีตóf-bèet1unconventional; quirky; not mainstream2offbeat (music)3syncopated; stressing weak beats (music)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)สนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năanสนุกสนานsà-nùk sà-năan1joyful; merry; lively2[to] have fun; enjoy oneself (be merry)
This song has an offbeat (syncopated) drum rhythm that makes it feel fun.
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ออฟบีตóf-bèetออฟบีตóf-bèetunconventional; quirky; not mainstream