offbeat

1. (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.Examples: "The congregation clapped along on the offbeat."

2. (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.Examples: "No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored."; "Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk."; "In addition to creating a web of stories that will be passed through many generations, these offbeats usually strengthen the fiber of their particular hobby […]"Synonyms: oddball, free spirit, heteroclite, individualist, nonconformist, eccentric, free spirit, heterocliteslang