leftfield

/ˈlɛftˌfild/
adjective
  1. Unconventional, unusual, or eccentric.
    • Her leftfield fashion sense always turns heads.
    • He's known for his leftfield approach to solving problems.
    • The movie had a leftfield plot that kept audiences guessing.
Antonyms
noun
  1. In baseball, the area of the outfield to the left of the batter when facing the pitcher.
    • She plays leftfield for her school team.
    • The batter hit a high fly ball into leftfield.
    • The coach moved him from center field to leftfield.
  2. A position or opinion that is unconventional, unusual, or outside the mainstream.
    • The artist's work is often described as coming from leftfield.
    • His ideas about education come from leftfield.
    • That proposal came out of leftfield and surprised everyone.
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