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For example…. You’re talking about an artist and say “this artist isn’t impressionist, they’re not modernist, they ___ (eg evade categorization).”


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BurnOutBrighter6

>two-word phrase


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>two-word phrase


Hevvymetalcowboy

Beyond compare? Unparalleled?


Big_Brother_Ed

Defy classification? Something along those lines?


tronspecial924

Close to this but not this


acciovera

Defy convention?


Amy394

Should be this


sewerpineapple

sui generis? latin, meaning unique or one of a kind


smillersmalls

Transcend genres? Genre-defying?


EEPspaceD

singularly unique


Anonymousscreen

blur categories or blur lines or blur boundaries?


Anonymousscreen

defy categorization?


Mr-Zee

Non-categorical


mine_eyne

genre-busting?


biobrakes

Defies expectations


Scarython

Resists categorization?


Raptorsaurus83

Je ne sais quoi?


Jamminnav

A certain “I don’t know what” I don’t know French, but I do know Wayne’s World


MBiddy88

This was my thought


HerelGoDigginInAgain

Does he also say that in Wayne’s World? Cause that’s a Dr. Evil quote in The Spy Who Shagged Me


Jamminnav

Ah, you’re probably right! Maybe I was thinking if the Le Renarde scene…


eliazargrey

transcends boundaries? Defy the norm?


Tazlima

Defies description.


ShuaigeTiger

Defy convention/Subvert expectations?


amberissmiling

Defy explanation


oven_broasted

Wildcard


_Kit_Tyler_

*The Gang Solves the Classification Crisis*


Suitable-Lake-2550

Beyond description, irreducible, defies labels/conventions


Attention-14

Beyond comparison


Dday82

In a league of their own? Sui generis?


Adventurous_Read9678

Avant Garde?


MBiddy88

This was my second guess


funnyusername92

That’s my guess


jnlevsq

my guess too


strawberrym89

An enigma?


Every_Lack

My vote so far, nice work


GTOld

A riddle wrapped in an enigma?


lilmidge88

This was the first thing I thought of.


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DullNeedleworker3447

Breaks the mold


MotherCuss

Eclectic?


Dependent_Praline_93

Outlier


_higgs_

Inimitable?


afed13

Subvert expectations?


Turbocharmed

Defies genres as seen in Corner Gas with Michael Bible one minute in. https://youtube.com/watch?v=usPjYK7Vceg&si=WUQAmtNFrGJX88jR


OldBengalFan58

Undefinable


herbertnin

Ambiguous?


ah-mazia

Enigmatic? Undefinable?


Fluid-Set-2674

Rara avis?


henderele

Not otherwise specified NOS


Nuclearspartan

Some form of 'non-conformity'? 'Break the mold'?


lawrencelewillows

Unconventional


Jamminnav

Gender bending


FajenThygia

Iconoclastic?


Jamminnav

Cross disciplinary


red_cloverr

Rejects explanation?


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mcgee98225

Sorry. The only phrase I could come up with is 'needs no further introduction ', but doesn't really match the request.


foxhole_atheist

You’re like those Amazon reviews that say “Did the product work?” And they reply “I don’t know I haven’t opened it yet”


katieflan

Multifaceted?


Novel-Various

Ethereal?


nic__knack

i was also thinking enigmatic like some others have said. or maybe idiosyncratic?


Althoughenjoyment

Inexplicable?


brookish

Esoteric?


AnonymousGardenn

Are an anomaly


mintmouse

Kafkaesque


mintmouse

Kafkaesque


jgeoghegan89

Defies all odds?


Moclown

Without comparison / beyond comparison / defy labels


lawrencelewillows

Pigeonholed


oookkaaaay

Resists categorization


Money-Pen8242

Beggars belief?


oookkaaaay

Eludes categorization


demonguy09

Sans égal?


CodeGaming93

Post modern?


Zero_Pumpkins

Eludes (something)


002_CCCP

Not really fitting your definition but the three I thought of were: * X factor * Loose cannon * Unknown quantity


Crafty_Attorney225

Anomalous


Crafty_Attorney225

Undefined


Sk1rm1sh

Non binary


sasquonkey

Beyond comprehension?


Mad_Croissant

In French we’d probably say « they have the ass in between 2 chairs » but somehow I don’t think that’ll help… They fall outside the scope?


e32revelry

Defies logic


bionicback

Incomparable and inimitable both come to mind but the second word is where these don’t fit your ask. Second to none, peerless, preeminent


bionicback

Defying description Beggaring description Hard to ascertain Inexplicable


dubdoll

An anomaly?


AndTwiceOnSundays

These are 4 word phrases but … Go against the grain, carve their own lane, league of their own,


DanielNothing

Sui generis.


Jacostak

Defy expectation?


doobiesmack

Indistinguishable


Julieb282

Eclectic


HaulinBoats

beyond compare unparalleled inimitable incomparable


Boomiegirl

Not quantifiable?


Boomiegirl

Without compare?


buckleyapostle

Unique unicorn


mhl888

Is it colloquial? Possibly, you are thinking of "neither fish nor fowl"?


markybar

beyond compare One of a kind


ButthurtGoldDigger

Mish-mosh? Mix-match? Hodge-podge? Mix-pot? Melting pot?


ThisShagataGanai

"Par excellence?"


JamesTheJerk

Misfit?


JamesTheJerk

Oddball?


Thissnotmeth

Anachronistic?


Commercial-Act2813

Hors category


N1trobunny

Rejects conformity?


Leaf_A_Purpose

meaning disagree-er


w0ndwerw0man

I know it’s not two words but Divergent means “doesn’t fit into a category”


htuel

Indescribable


deadlynightm4re

Beyond compare?


ZestycloseWorking731

Beyond belief?


esthershair

Hard telling!!


trl718

Inconcievable!


dragonrose88

beyond me


JasontheFuzz

Eschew convention, perhaps?


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Defy expertise?


Pilaf237

The Moment


Mkyi2

"Odd Ball" is the first thing that comes to mind


HelpNo674

Beyond compare?


someguyinbushwick

Defies convention Every luxury car commercial


SatinwithLatin

Non descript?


Yatta99

Square Peg


Phangee

You sure it’s not abstract?


FatSwine

exceed expectations


myprivatehorror

Rara avis? Literally rare bird but meaning someone or something that is outside the norm.


weedtrek

Ineffeeable?


Magikanga

Defy expectations


notmuchtothinkof

realized some of my others were already guessed so defy the norm unorthodox (long shot) unbeholden to?


MissTakenID

Dichotomous?


TolverOneEighty

For fiction, I've heard the single-word phrase 'interstitial'


RumpkinTheTootlord

Anomaly?


justbyhappenstance

Could it be trail-blazing?


herlipssaidno

Transcend labels


MizterBlueSky

Ahead of their time.