"off the wall" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more off the wall [comparative], most off the wall [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} off the wall (comparative more off the wall, superlative most off the wall)
  1. Alternative spelling of off-the-wall Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: off-the-wall
    Sense id: en-off_the_wall-en-adj-DjTjKA~1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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