Backbeat vs. Offbeat

Backbeat vs. Offbeat — Is There a Difference?
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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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