Backbeat vs. Offbeat
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Difference Between Backbeat and Offbeat
Backbeatnoun
(music) The sharp accent on the second and fourth beats of rock music in 4/4 time.
Offbeatnoun
(music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.Backbeatnoun
a loud steady beat
Offbeatnoun
(slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
Offbeatadjective
Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.Offbeatadjective
informal terms; strikingly unconventional
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