off-the-wall

== English == === Alternative forms === off the wall === Etymology === Perhaps from baseball or other games played with a ball, alluding to unpredictable bounces; but compare also bounce off the walls. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === off-the-wall (comparative more off-the-wall, superlative most off-the-wall) (idiomatic) Wildly unconventional; bizarre; absurd. (idiomatic) Of a person's behaviour: greatly inappropriate. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====