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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesअजीब हास्य
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ajeeb haasya
"उसकी फिल्मों में एक अलग ही अजीब हास्य होता है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A form of comedy that is unconventional, eccentric, unorthodox, and distinct from mainstream comedic styles.
"The film's offbeat humor relied heavily on awkward silences and bizarre visual gags." - 2
A quirky and peculiar sense of amusement derived from strange, unexpected, or surreal situations.
"Her appreciation for offbeat humor meant she always enjoyed absurd independent sitcoms."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'offbeat', originating from musical time signatures in the early 20th century to mean unconventional or unorthodox, with 'humor', derived from the Latin 'umor' via Old French denoting bodily fluids and later temperament or comedy. Together, the compound emerged in modern English media critique to describe unconventional, eccentric, or quirky comedic styles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Offbeat humor" is said worldwide
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humour décalé
Transliteration: y-mour de-ka-le
"Son humour décalé surprend toujours le public."
skurrilher Humor
Transliteration: skur-ri-ler hu-mor
"Sein skurriler Humor ist nicht jedermanns Sache."
umorismo surreale
Transliteration: u-mo-riz-mo sur-re-a-le
"La sua comicità si basa su un umorismo surreale."
humor excéntrico
Transliteration: u-mor ek-sen-tri-ko
"Disfruto mucho del humor excéntrico de esa película."
humor excêntrico
Transliteration: u-mor e-sen-tri-ku
"O humor excêntrico dele agrada a poucos."
अजीब हास्य
Transliteration: ajeeb haasya
"उसकी फिल्मों में एक अलग ही अजीब हास्य होता है।"
怪诞幽默
Transliteration: guài dàn yōu mò
"这种怪诞幽默并不是所有观众都能理解。"
독특한 유머
Transliteration: dok-teuk-han yu-meo
"그는 독특한 유머 감각을 가지고 있다."
シュールなユーモア
Transliteration: shūru na yūmoa
"彼のシュールなユーモアはとても面白い。"
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