What do you think about when people are talking about offbeat techno?

I think the term is used to much nowadays. And the people don't even know what they are talking about. When you hear a track where the third or the 4th kick is shifted, or a tripple beat in 2 counts is added, is it offbeat??

You will always recognise a returning 4 times 4 beat pattern. Always mixable, like ordinary 4 times 4 straight beats. So is it really offbeat we're talking about?

Can someone clarify this?