off the wall
Delightfully bonkers behavior
Off the wall describes something unconventional, eccentric, or unexpectedly strange: His off-the-wall sense of humor takes some getting used to.
The phrase suggests ideas or behavior that seem to come from nowhere—as if bouncing unpredictably off a wall rather than following a logical path.
That suggestion is completely off the wall.
Idiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- kookyOddball in manner
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
unorthodox · offbeat · bohemian · nonconformist · avant-garde · original · creative · experimental
Wildly illogical
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- weirdStrangely unsettling
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
freakish · uncanny · preposterous · ludicrous · strange · far-out · wacky · crazy
Without advance preparation
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
- unscriptedNot pre-written
spur-of-the-moment · unpredictable · random · wild · freewheeling · uninhibited · unexpected · surprising
quirky
Idiosyncratically unusual
- whimsicalPlayfully fanciful or erratic
- kookyOddball in manner
- idiosyncraticDistinctively individual in nature
unconventional · unorthodox · offbeat · bohemian · nonconformist · avant-garde · original · creative · experimental · alternative
absurd
Wildly illogical
- surrealDreamlike and strange
- outlandishStrikingly weird or foreign-seeming
- weirdStrangely unsettling
grotesque · freakish · uncanny · preposterous · ludicrous · strange · far-out · wacky · crazy · nutty
impromptu
Without advance preparation
- improvisedCreated without prior planning
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- ad-libUnscripted speech or remark
unscripted · spur-of-the-moment · unpredictable · random · wild · freewheeling · uninhibited · unexpected · surprising · impulsive
bounce
Spring back after impact
recoil · springback · kickback · angle · glance · skip · backboard · basketball · handball · squash
tagging
Attaching identifying markers
tagger · piece · throw-up · bombing · urban · subway · concrete · markers · tags · crew
off the wallconventional
Following accepted practices
mainstream · normal · traditional · ordinary · standard
off the wallho-hum
Dull, uninspiring
boring · dull · unremarkable · expected · unexciting
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